cannot load .dxf files

*The correct URL is http://sourceforge.net/projects/dxf-svg-convert/ , but there is very little activity there (just one apparently corrupt zip file labeled version 0.01)

* Here on linux, the main issue seems to be that dxf2svg doesn't get compiled or installed. If I go to ./src/extensions/dxf2svg/, I can compile it by running make dxf2svg, but it doesn't get installed , and it doesn't work on a sample .dxf file that I found lying around. (attached here)

Did DXF import ever work for you in previous versions of Inkscape? I.e. is this a regression? There are a couple of 'wishlist' requests for DXF/DWG import, so the files that you have found lying around may just be vestigial leftovers from a failed attempt to code this up...

(waiting to hear from user or IRC whether this is a regression or an RFE)

no, actually, I've never been able to use this import, am trying to decide whether it would be worthwhile to write one, to complement the 'Desktop Cutting Plotter' output, dxf_outlines.py

Hi Alvin,

Despite the code lying around, Inkscape does not currently support dxf import. The fix is not going to be as simple as fixing the mime-type, since the converter doesn't seem to work. There is an open request for this feature at bug 170440, and it is currently listed in the project roadmap as being targeted for release 0.51. Please join in the discussion at that other bug.
Thanks!

Oops--I didn't see your answer before posting mine... Any work on a converter would be most welcome! The request for DXF import has been around since at least 2004, and has lots of interest from users... You might also search the archives of inkscape-devel to find out what happened to the previous attempt.

okay, I will take a look at it. I would like to try to invert the output produced by the file dxf_outlines.py

If I have any success, then I will post it here or at bug 170440

I should warn you, I am a slow worker, so don't hold your breath...

Alvin Penner