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Date:	Sun, 12 Jun 2016 18:51:54 +0200
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A small simple library with only the necessary parts are probably the first choice. Some problems are surprisingly hard to solve and in some cases there are libraries available written by people working at universities.

On Sun, 12 Jun 2016 10:48:01 +0200 (CEST)
gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> reflecting to a thread we had back in May:
> 
> http://www.delorie.com/archives/browse.cgi?p=geda-user/2016/05/11/19:35:07
> 
> I've finially "finished" the writeup, it is online at:
> 
> http://repo.hu/projects/articles/minilibs/
> 
> Please note that I don't want to convice anyone about anything, I am only 
> describing the background of some of my choices (which also affect 
> pcb-rnd). I especially DO NOT propose any change to pcb, gschem, geda/gaf, 
> etc.
> 
> The writeup is about what I think programmers should consider when 
> deciding for/against using a library.
> 
> I regard the appendix as an ever-growing list. In this first public 
> version it lists repo.hu projects because those were the easiest to 
> collect and categorize. If you have any favorite C library that is small, 
> free (as in speech), portable and tries to solve one problem only, please 
> let me know so I can review and include it in the table.
> 
> Long term I'd like to build this table to be definitive in the sense that 
> if a programmer wants to look for alternatives for any popular large 
> library, the table can offer links.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Igor2

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