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On Jun 29, 2015, at 2:52 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> If the pcb netlister wants to pull extra info out of a schematic for
> its own use, that means the netlister's flexibility (something you are
> harping on all the time) is being used in a useful target-specific
> way.

That depends on the design. Well-factored design is not automatic.

>  This flexibility is something you push as a godsend for every
> target EXCEPT pcb.

Nonsense. If not for geda-gaf’s flexibility, PCB would be dead, I think. Keeping geda-gaf well-factored and avoiding PCB-specific shortcuts will be good for PCB as well.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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