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Re: gEDA-dev: referencing or embedding symbols?
On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:53:42 -0600, John Doty wrote:
> Given that a modern computer system comes with very flexible and
> powerful mechanisms to manage files, I find it extremely convenient to
> "factor" projects into small files. Manage them with a revision control
> system.
Currently, there is no easy way to fully control where gschem and
gsch2pcb look for symbols and footprints. It is even difficult to make
them ignore the systems libraries. (see the threads in geda user on this
topic)
> Build products (netlists, docs, microcode, etc.) with Makefiles.
> Refactor, fork, and merge largely by moving and customizing files.
This is a different can of worms.
>
> Perhaps for a single project on a single page, the embedded approach is
> better. But I have a web of related projects, some very complex. That
> gEDA's extreme flexibility makes this manageable is a strong reason to
> use gEDA. Please don't compromise that flexibility.
Note, this thread is _not_ about a reduction of flexibility. It is about
default settings. This mainly affects how gschem should behave for the
uninitiated newbie and intermediate users. To them, the current behavior
very likely leads to disaster, when they start to work with local
libraries as rightly recommended by the docs.
Flexibility should not equate to loss of usability for straight forward
tasks.
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