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Subject: Re: [geda-user] gnetlist: allow net= attributes without a pin number
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Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:45:12 -0600
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On Jul 18, 2012, at 1:58 AM, Krzysztof Kościuszkiewicz wrote:

> This has been discussed several times.
> The consensus was that hacking this as a special case is frowned upon.
> 
> References:
> http://old.nabble.com/gEDA-user:-Attribute-Net-(without-pin-assignment)---for-Power-and-Port-Symbols-td31365921.html
> http://old.nabble.com/gEDA-user%3A-gschem%3A-net-attribute-for-power-I-O,-clean-appearance--(no-“%3A1”)-tc31102453.html

I don't think there was really consensus. I think Peter Clifton was the main opposition. I'd rather see a more general solution like net:1=foo, but I have no objection to a sane default for the pin number.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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