Label names should be escaped
Bug #1786359 reported by
HRH Prince Sven Olaf of CyberBunker
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KiCad |
Fix Committed
|
Medium
|
Jeff Young | ||
Bug Description
kicad version: 5.0.0-fee4fd1~
the problem didn't occur with the older version from ubuntus distro package, with which the schematic was originally created.
having global labels start with a / to indicate active low signal lines has always been normal practice in all microcomputer designs.
not affected:
- existing schematics created with other versions
- when pasting the / into the name field rather than typing it in.
Revision history for this message
| Seth Hillbrand (sethh) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in kicad: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| milestone: | none → 6.0.0-rc1 |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| summary: |
- Global label creation disallows /SIGNAME starting with / + Label names should be escaped |
Revision history for this message
| Nick Østergaard (nickoe) wrote | #2 |
Revision history for this message
| Jeff Young (jeyjey) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in kicad: | |
| status: | Triaged → In Progress |
| assignee: | nobody → Jeff Young (jeyjey) |
| Changed in kicad: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
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The "/" character is reserved in KiCad for hierarchy separation. Using it currently will cause many issues if used with hierarchical schematics.
We should escape the labels entered by users for forbidden characters.