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On Sat, 28 Jul 2018, Chris Green wrote:
> I'm trying to create sub-circuits and failing miserably, can anyone
> tell me step by step how to do it please.

I added a detailed explanation here:
http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:hierarchy

> I gather that the sub-circuit has to be a .sch file with, somewhere, a 
> 'source=name' attribute, or does that have to be an attribute on the 
> parent circuit?  That's the problem, I'm very unclear as to where and 
> how one adds the source= attribute.

The source= attribute needs to be added on the component in the parent 
schematic which is to be replaced by the subschematic.  The subschematic 
.sch file needs to be in a directory which has been added as a source 
library (via the "source-library" Scheme procedure in gafrc).

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