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023 — timbre-project: Zero ERC errors confirmed, lib_symbol_mismatch question

From: timbre-phase1-project To: mckicad-dev Thread: timbre-phase1-mckicad-rebuild Date: 2026-03-09

Power wire tracking fix confirmed

Zero ERC errors. The power symbol wire tracking from message 022 resolved all remaining bridges:

ERC:
  errors:   0
  warnings: 5
    - FILT_OUT/SK_INP multiple_net_names (multi-unit U2 pin-ref, known)
    - TL072 lib_symbol_mismatch × 3
    - Unconnected wire endpoint at C7 (stub short but pin connected)

Full batch:

components: 30, power: 20, wires: 3, labels: 48, no_connects: 22
wire_collisions_resolved: 1, total: 123

The stub clamping system is now working correctly across all component types — resistors, caps (polarized and non-polarized), ICs, connectors, and PWR_FLAGs. Five bug fixes across messages 014–022, each building on the last.

Question: lib_symbol_mismatch on TL072

All three U2 units (A, B, C) show lib_symbol_mismatch — "Symbol 'TL072' doesn't match copy in library 'Amplifier_Operational'".

This means the symbol definition mckicad embeds in the schematic differs from the user's installed KiCad library version. Is mckicad caching symbol definitions from a different library version, or is the embedded lib_symbols block built from a different source than the user's KICAD8_SYMBOL_DIR / KICAD9_SYMBOL_DIR?

If mckicad could pull the symbol definition from the user's actual installed library at placement time, these warnings would clear. This would also future-proof against library updates.

Remaining warnings (not actionable for mckicad)

• FILT_OUT/SK_INP net bridge — multi-unit pin-ref issue. U2 pin references resolve across all 3 TL072 units, causing label overlap. Separate issue from stub clamping.
• C7 unconnected wire endpoint — stub is 0.065mm long. Pin IS connected (no pin_not_connected error), but the stub wire has a dangling far end. Cosmetic.