Compile and Install of the KiCad Tool

This repository contains a make file for easy compile and install of KiCad.

Get Source Code

ed_kicad

git clone https://github.com/embed-dsp/ed_kicad.git

KiCad

# Enter the ed_kicad directory.
cd ed_kicad

# Edit the Makefile for selecting the KiCad source version.
vim Makefile
PACKAGE_VERSION = 7.0.1

# Download KiCad source package into src/ directory.
make download

Build

# Unpack source code into build/ directory.
make prepare

# Configure source code.
make configure

# Compile source code.
make compile

Install

# Install build products.
sudo make install

Links

• https://dev-docs.kicad.org/en/build
• https://dev-docs.kicad.org/en/file-formats