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Subject: Re: [geda-user] gnetlist drc2 seems to be missing some links?
From: Peter Clifton <pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk>
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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:53:15 +0100
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On Fri, 2013-09-13 at 15:31 -0700, Stephen Williams wrote:
> What's really bad about this is that I had no indication that
> this name were somehow reserved. All it did was quietly made a
> mess of my netlist. It would be helpful if this magic keyword
> were to somehow call itself out, at least during drc, so that
> a novice like me can become educated in its behavior. I had NO
> clue. A simple warning that a magic refdes were being used would
> have saved me a few days of head-scratching.


I have been likewise bitten.

The core C-code of gnetlist uses "POWER" as a magic place-holder refdes
to stop it complaining about power-rail symbols. I was pretty amazed
when I discovered this myself, in a similar "WTF" moment.

I've not been working on gEDA recently (devoting my free cycles to PCB
when I get them), so did not have time to do more than work around my
issue.

Regards,


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Peter Clifton <peter DOT clifton AT clifton-electronics DOT co DOT uk>

Clifton Electronics