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On 09/01/2016 10:36 AM, Britton Kerin (britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> I create a dir for each part (heavy symbol) with a big awkward name
> including some characteristics and a trailing distributor part number.
> Inside go symbol and footprint or whatever scripts or links to scripts
> generate them and a link to a Makefile that contains all the generic
> build logic common to all parts.  It includes targets to export links
> to its parent dir, so parts can either be worked on individually and
> copied around or exported for use in designs.

Do you think this could become a way to do symbol and footprint repositories?