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Subject: Re: [geda-user] The new to do
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On 15 Jul 2015, at 21:37, John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com> wrote:
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> And this is exactly the problem I see. A proper general mechanism would allow one to associate *properties* with net segments, not just trace widths.

Where’s the problem that you see?  That ‘proper general mechanism’ was exactly what was being discussed: the ability to split a net into segments, each of which could have generic attributes which could in turn be passed on to other tools.  Trace widths was just a real-world example of where this might be useful.  Nobody wanted to start special casing anything, so I don’t know where you’re coming from.

Regards,
Chris
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