Derive layout PCB path from .kicad_pro file#525
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Previously, we tried to tolerative missing .kicad_pro file by also looking for a unique .kicad_pcb file but this is unnecessary complexity. We can safely assume a .kicad_pro file is present/necessary.
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Previously, we tried to tolerative missing .kicad_pro file by also looking for a unique .kicad_pcb file but this is unnecessary complexity. We can safely assume a .kicad_pro file is present/necessary.
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Changes the file-discovery contract for layout tooling; workflows/layout dirs that previously relied on a lone
.kicad_pcbwithout a.kicad_prowill now be treated as missing layout and skip/fail related tasks.Overview
Layout discovery is tightened to only accept a single top-level
.kicad_proin a layout directory, and the corresponding.kicad_pcbpath is now always derived from that project file (avoiding false ambiguity from autosave/extra.kicad_pcbfiles).This behavior change is applied across the Rust
pcb-layoututilities and the Python lens KiCad adapter, andpcbrelease/layout detection messaging is updated to reflect the new requirement; the changelog records the fix.Written by Cursor Bugbot for commit d70dec8. This will update automatically on new commits. Configure here.