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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Hierarchical design, pin number not needed
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On 25/01/16 20:47, karl AT aspodata DOT se wrote:
> Niklas Karlsson:
>> Then using hierarchical design netlist complain if there are no
>> pin numbers in symbol although in pcb it seems everything work
>> OK without the pin numbers.
>>
>> Pin numbers in symbol for hierarchical design does not seem to
>> fulfill any purpose since refdes in symbol and pinlabel in symbol
>> link together the schematic. I think it would be better to get rid
>> of the warning in netlist if it does not fulfil any function,
>> do anybody have a comment?
> Since I alway do hierarchical (can't we change that name, it's hard to 
> pronounce and hard to write, I have to look it up every time) with
> my symbol generator, it's easier to have the some pin routine as for
> all other syms.
>
> Regards,
> /Karl Hammar
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For my two cents .. I think hierarchical designs are a perfectly good
target for geda, and no different to other schematic capture/pcb design
tools out there.