X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-help-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-help AT delorie DOT com X-TCPREMOTEIP: 100.0.183.69 X-Authenticated-UID: jpd AT noqsi DOT com From: John Doty Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_444B77AD-0639-4FFC-B702-590EE5BE619C" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Re: [geda-help] Linux Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 13:57:52 -0400 References: <20200829221451 DOT GA2565 AT newvzh DOT lokolhoz> <664de6c2-ad96-8298-1b64-ad550acfca64 AT k4gvo DOT com> <20200901193434 DOT GB19839 AT newvzh DOT lokolhoz> <20200902141116 DOT GA2911 AT newvzh DOT lokolhoz> <20200902165424 DOT GB2911 AT newvzh DOT lokolhoz> <333FD0E9-238C-445F-AEE4-850B0EA19A88 AT ece DOT orst DOT edu> <2A687A4D-3219-431E-8866-2D11C2418C81 AT noqsi DOT com> <0839C430-BE38-4A0C-AD1A-0DD9F75A8DDD AT noqsi DOT com> <5F6945F0-1226-4FD1-9DE5-3FFB930B45B3 AT noqsi DOT com> To: "Roger Traylor (traylor AT engr DOT orst DOT edu) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com]" In-Reply-To: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) Reply-To: geda-help AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-help AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk --Apple-Mail=_444B77AD-0639-4FFC-B702-590EE5BE619C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On Sep 4, 2020, at 12:29 PM, mhx AT iae DOT nl wrote: >=20 > On 2020-09-04 16:34, John Doty wrote: >>> On Sep 4, 2020, at 9:11 AM, Roland Lutz wrote: > [..] >>> gEDA/gaf supports a variety of layout programs via netlister >>> backends, some of which you contributed yourself. There's even >>> backends for SPICE and cascade simulation which doesn't involve >>> layout at all. >> Yes, but there=E2=80=99s no new development happening here. I was the = last >> holdout. There seems to be neither developer nor user interest in >> anything except PCB support. >=20 > I was interested in a SPICE back-end (only). As I needed a > few specific extensions, it proved to be easier to write > a back-end myself and customize the gschem symbols and attributes. Have you looked at https://github.com/noqsi/gnet-spice-noqsi? = I=E2=80=99m no longer = developing this for gEDA (but I believe the gEDA version still works). I = continue to refine the Lepton version. I=E2=80=99d be interested in any = input you might have on how it could be improved. >=20 > -marcel >=20 John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd. jpd AT noqsi DOT com --Apple-Mail=_444B77AD-0639-4FFC-B702-590EE5BE619C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

On Sep 4, 2020, at 12:29 PM, mhx AT iae DOT nl wrote:

On = 2020-09-04 16:34, John Doty wrote:
On Sep 4, 2020, at 9:11 = AM, Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org> wrote:
[..]
gEDA/gaf = supports a variety of layout programs via netlister
backends, some of which you contributed yourself. = There's even
backends for SPICE and cascade = simulation which doesn't involve
layout at all.
Yes, but there=E2=80=99s no new development = happening here. I was the last
holdout. There seems to be = neither developer nor user interest in
anything except PCB = support.

I was interested in a = SPICE back-end (only). As I needed a
few specific = extensions, it proved to be easier to write
a back-end = myself and customize the gschem symbols and attributes.

Have you = looked at https://github.com/noqsi/gnet-spice-noqsi? I=E2=80=99m= no longer developing this for gEDA (but I believe the gEDA version = still works). I continue to refine the Lepton version. I=E2=80=99d be = interested in any input you might have on how it could be = improved.

-marcel

John Doty = Noqsi = Aerospace, Ltd.

jpd AT noqsi DOT com

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