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> Actually, looking at these discussions over several years I think this
> proposition is robust. IMO, we could make more proper relations between
> gschem/gnetlist/gaf and pcb using
>   1. either more serious integration (like KiCAD);
>   2. or more serious separation, defining more robust interfaces
>   gschem/gnetlist/gaf or pcb would need to exchange necessary data
>   between the programs (so the mailing list separation would be useful,
>   too)

2. pcb2pdf, pcb2gerber, pcb2eps, ... may be better than a integrated solution because it may for example work with a Makefile but I can't put any really good arguments for it right now.

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