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Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb_fprintf mixes mm and mils for same output object
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:51:29 +0100
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DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> writes:

>> Mixing metric and imperial introduces an unnecessary opportunity for 
>> error.
>
> Welcome to the EDA world, where half the parts are spec'd in metric,
> and the other half are spec'd in imperial.  Combine that with users
> who rampantly argue for "user understandable file formats" and you get
> the compromise we chose.
>
>> If there was an option to have all lengths saved in metric units,
>> I'd gladly make sure it is set by default for my projects.
>
> It's called "change the source" :-)

Yes, thanks.  

But please keep the nice property that a PCB file will not be
unecessarily reordered or changed when saved, so that the version
control diffs are usable.

It was very important these days, that I could check each and every
commit for unintended changes.

-- 
Stephan