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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:18:42 -0500
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On 10/16/2014 12:43 PM, Enoch wrote:
> I believe that Geda should start
> adding tags to the sch and pcb which are related to version control.
>
> In short, add revision control support within gschem, within pcb, etc.


We have attributes.  All that is needed for a VCS merge to work easily is
same handling of white space in file structure no matter how or in what order
a drawing is created.  Possibly another external tool could alphabetize
the lines in a .sch or .pcb file so each collaborator would have
merges go in the same spot in the files... or possibly that "alphabetic
sorting" of lines of a .sch or .pcb file could be done internally.

I don't see any need or anyone with time to spend on reinventing a VCS within
PCB or gschem, just use one externally on the data.