Re: gEDA: repairing or recreating symbols

[Eric Winsor <eric_dot_winsor-at-NOSPAMsdl_dot_usu_dot_edu>]

Hi,

I have been following gEDA for a few years now, lurking.  Now in my
current job I am free to use which ever schematic capture software (and
operating system) I choose and have been using gschem for a few months
now.  I am in need of creating new symbols but am confused searching
through the libraries for an example of a properly done, up to spec
symbol for an example.  Please point me to one.

Also, I am willing to help recreate old symbols to bring them up to
spec.  I am in favor of making new symbols for the new specs and leaving
the old symbols compatible with existing schematics.  (i.e. make only
those changes to old symbols that would not damage compatibility with
old schematics)   I went through a similar situation in the past using
VeriBest design capture where we had to upgrade the old symbol
libraries.  We differentiated by attaching a rev number to the end of
the symbol name.  If we did this we could cause the add-component menu
to filter on this rev number.

I am also willing to help edit / compile a new symbol spec and create a
symbol creation guide.



Eric Winsor