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	message dated "Thu, 24 May 2018 21:47:03 +0300."
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Vladimir:
> On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 06:19:33PM +0200, karl AT aspodata DOT se wrote:
> > Dmitri:
> > > On Thu, 24 May 2018 00:47:32 +0200 (CEST)
> > > karl AT aspodata DOT se wrote:
...
> > My guess is that the lib handling the
> >  https://github.com/lepton-eda/lepton-eda/blob/master/docs/specifications/config-api.txt
> > api isn't up to par.
> > 
> > What is it that is soo good about this api that you are willing to let 
> > it blow up in the face of the users ?
> 
> Not sure that I wholly understand your question, though I'll try
> to answer.

Well, the program overwrote the file, in essence removed the entries I 
had added with an editor.

> The reason for introducing this API were several requests from
> some users who wanted "simple configuration" for the tools in
> geda-gaf.

I don't see a problem with that goal, but don't deprecate the user with 
an editor.

> Then one of the admins of the project decided which
> format to use and nobody objected to.  (JFYI, the format is
> similar to INI-files used in M$-Windows).

The format is no problem, as long as I know what to write.

> The reason for introducing several various separators used on
> command line is that different users use different environments
> (different shells, languages, etc.), which led to different
> requirements. There was a discussion on launchpad about this, and
> I participated in it, and we found a consensus on it (as we
> thought) because the initial version had only one separator, IIRC.

I'm fine with whatever separators you choose, but please interpret the 
arguments on the command line the same as thoose in the file.

> I don't think the api is the best thing we could ever get, though
> nobody suggested (read, implemented for our suite) something
> better yet ;-)

Fair enougth.

...
> > Do you need help making config files work again ?
> 
> Always yes.

I wouldn't mind give you a hand, I'll look into it.

Apart from this, lepton seems to run just fine, and I will try it out
for my current project, cheers!

///

Btw, do lepton have its own maillist or is it ok to discuss it here ?

Regards,
/Karl Hammar

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