Re: [libredwg] Installation and example of libredwg

[Davinder Kumar]

On 15 June 2011 06:26, Rodrigo Rodrigues da Silva
<address@hidden> wrote:
> On 14-06-2011 03:14, Davinder Kumar wrote:
>> On 14 June 2011 07:16, Rodrigo Rodrigues da Silva
>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> > On 12-06-2011 15:01, Davinder Kumar wrote:
>>>> >> Hello Everyone,
>>>> >> I have installed libredwg locally. The script for installing libredwg
>>>> >> is attached with this thread. One thing i want to ask that am i on
>>>> >> right track?
>>> >
>>> > Yes, you're on the right track. Your SVG file is fine. But libredwg does
>>> > not require texinfo-non-free or any kind of non-free software.
>>> >
>>>> >> I have converted the sample.dwg to yourconverteddwgfile.svg with
>>>> >> following command
>>>> >> ./testSVG sample.dwg  > yourconverteddwgfile.svg.
>>>> >> Both files are also attached with this mail.
>>> >
>>> > You could try with more samples, or even with the files you want to
>>> > convert. The testSVG converter is still very incomplete. It is ment as a
>>> > proof of concept actually, but you can use it to convert simple files to
>>> > SVG.
>>> >
>>> > Please keep in mind that libredwg is still alpha, and not ready for
>>> > production use. It is only a library, but other production software such
>>> > as GRASS and LibreCAD are in the process of incorporating it.
>>> >
>>>> >> What is the next task for gaining more about libredwg?
>>> >
>>> > If you are interested in coding, you can start by improving the SVG
>>> > converter. Please let us know if we can be of any help.
>> Yes i am interested. I would like do coding and want to make libredwg
>> beta so that it can be used for production(Bulk level).
>> From where i have to start?. I am really interested in libredwg.
>
> You could start by improving the SVG converter, or even writing a
> standalone dwg2dxf converter (there are several free/libre dxf libraries
> out there you could use). That would make you comfortable with the API.
> Then you can dig the source code.
OK. Thanks.
>
> Currently, as libredwg's reading core is almost done but still very
> buggy, you could try decoding as much files as you can and look for
> segfaults.
Yes i am trying.
>
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