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Re: gEDA: Dumb (g)netlist question.



On Tue, Sep 07, 1999 at 11:29:51PM -0500, Andrew M. Dyer wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Ales Hvezda wrote:
> > 	So how should gnetlist handle the assigning of net names to nets
> > 	which are explicity assigned and those which are created by the
> > 	net= attribute?  (Assuming you connect these nets together).
> > 	Or another way to look at it is assigning two different net
> > 	names to the same net.  Should this be allowed?  
> > 
> 
> I believe the simple case you have described should be an error, flagged,
> and ask the user for resolution.  I always strive to keep net names the
> same across schematics and heirarchical boundries, so a one name per net
> rule is fine with me.  The only place I find this a pain is integrating
> schematics from several sources, and there the problem can usually be
> solved by judicious use of heirarchy.

I agree, but I also think that you shouldn't have to name the net
connecting your inverter input to VCC "+5V". To me this suggests
that the handling of the VCC symbol may be incorrect.


Hamish
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