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Subject: Re: [geda-user] gsch2pcb after refdes-renum? (If implemented syncronization detail)
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> On Dec 8, 2015, at 12:19 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> 
> Hence, my position that something other than refdes is needed to
> identify "this symbol" or "that gate".  Tracking the lifetime of a
> symbol so you can refer to "the one I used back when" is the trick
> part I was asking about.
> 
> If we really want to cleanly support simple operations like "rename a
> part" we need to change gaf's dependency on the name identifying "the
> part", and start treating the refdes like any other generic attribute.

Perhaps gschem could assign an artificial or surrogate key to the symbol and store it in an attribute.

Ed