[N8VEM: 19164] FreeRouting Windows binary

John Coffman

2014-12-30 19:37:55 UTC

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Andrew, 
 
Thanks for the pointer to that binary.  When I have Windows booted,
I'll give it a try. 
 
I HAVE successfully run the FreeRouting Java from source within the
NetBeans framework, both under Linux and under Windows.  Someone in
the loop is compiling that source, because the Linux version now
runs as fast as the Windows version. 
 
--John 
 
 
 
 
On 12/30/2014 09:34 AM, 'Andrew Lynch' via N8VEM wrote:
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Hi<o:p></o:p>
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Has anyone tried the FreeRouting Windows
binary available from here  <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting">https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting</a><o:p></o:p>
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It looks like Alfons posted FreeRouting as
Open Source (at last!) a few months ago but received some
grief from Zuken legal department.  It looks like the frenzy
has died down since the FSF stepped in since the FreeRouting
source has been available publicly for months with no serious
push back AFAIK.  <o:p></o:p>
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It seems to me if there were a serious
legal challenge to the GPL V3 license then there would have
been a DMCA takedown notice by now.  I am guessing the push
back from Zuken was an ill-conceived bluff or possibly an
attempt to browbeat Alfons instead of a valid legal
challenge.  But I am not a lawyer so I don’t know.  My
personal observations don’t mean anything though.<o:p></o:p>
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Prior to the FreeRouting Windows binary at
Github, there was one posted I used for a while but it seemed
to have problems and would corrupt the PCB after long
optimization runs.  It was very frustrating to try and finish
a board only to see the trace routing get mangled late in the
run.  Generally they were repairable but required a lot of
manual work “push and shove” to clear up all the clearance
violations.<o:p></o:p>
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Has anyone tried the Github and/or previous
FreeRouting Windows binary and did they work properly?  Did
either introduce PCB corruption?<o:p></o:p>
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Thanks<o:p></o:p>
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Andrew Lynch<o:p></o:p>
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