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gEDA: Component attribute inconsistency

Hi All!

Attributes meaning for discrete components is different than for integrated 
circuits. The "device" attribute for discrete component contains its category 
(as RESISTOR or NPN_TRANSISTOR) while the same attribute for integrated 
circuits contains the partnumber. This makes bill of material looking like:

R1   	RESISTOR  10k
Q1	NPN_TRANSISTOR	BC548
U1	4001	<no value>

instead of something like:

R1	RESISTOR	10k
(or better
R1	RESISTOR		0.25W/5%	10k
)
Q1	NPN_TRANSISTOR	BC548
U1	IC			4001

What should really be in the "device" attribute? 
The documentation does not specify the content, only says that the attribute 
is necessary.

BTW:  Some symbol have "class" attribute. Is it new or old?

W. Kazubski