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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] should we broaden scope of libgeda
From:	"Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Peter Clifton
(petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]
<geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
> On 2 Jan 2016 09:18, <karl AT aspodata DOT se> wrote:
>>
>
>> Wouldn't it make sense to move things (that isn't related to a gui)
>> from gschem to libgeda ?
>
> I would have said not.... unless we are talking of specific things, moved
> with good reason. There might be some argument for creating a libgschem
> though, which might draw from both.

I agree 100%. There are other things I would like to do with sch files
and it would be nice to render them in things other than gschem.
libgschem would make sense.

> The boundary between gschem and libgeda has always been slightly odd in some
> cases - so whilst I'd concede there might be cases for moving certain code
> one way or the other, I think a more formalised separation of libraries and
> ui programs is good. It just depends on logical separation, and potential
> reuse cases.

+1

> For my point of view, moving some of the low level code from gnetlist, into
> libgeda makes sense. It could start to allow a framework where we use
> plugins that apply some of the semantic attribute meanings at a point shared
> between the tools. (Meaning you can have smarter behaviours in gschem whilst
> those workflow specific plugins are loaded). I would love to see things like
> slotting move to being a plugin, for example.

+1
(Although I worry about the language choice for the plugin but I feel
bad even mentioning it)

> gnetlist should continue to function and look the same to the outside world,
> but code wise - may end up much simpler, probably just providing an
> invocation wrapper around the backend scheme code. Some backends which apply
> meanings to attributes in a way that influences the netlist might usefully
> split into workflow plugin + netlist backend, but I don't see any reason why
> general back end code would have to change (compatibility should be easy to
> maintain).
>
> Just my thoughts - since I'm currently focusing on pcb.
>
> Peter



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