`gf tool install` does not create "gdsfactory tab" on KLayout menu bar

Describe the bug According to the docs, running gf tool install should install the KLayout salt package, and must be similar to installing it straight from KLayout. This should create a tab on the menu bar to import PCells.

To Reproduce Run gf tool install in terminal.

Suggested fix Have gf tool install install the .lym files under macros/gdsfactory rather than salt/gdsfactory. Doing so produces this:

I will open a PR soon with this fix.

[thomasdorch]

Okay it looks like it’s because the rest of the macros aren’t included in the MANIFEST.in. So if we replace

include gdsfactory/klayout/pymacros/klive.lym

with

include gdsfactory/klayout/pymacros/*

I think it should fix this.

[SkandanC]

What command are you running to pip install gdsfactory?

Just pip install gdsfactory. I’ve tried this in multiple conda envs with different python versions, and on both Windows and WSL - same issue in all.

Also, I think we should keep the gdsfactory files all in the same place (salt) if possible, rather than splitting them up between the different folders.

Yep, I don’t think there is a need to move them to another place now, if we can fix the above issue.