X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=ZILEPuw8eC1+qSpKx6Bh6PGH9ad4eAU/j2QCaPPbrSY=; b=nuJBzImicJR+q2Vr4kjFZ+G4RnV5qJw7qMxMZWFJ6UGLQGnm4IE/dGDat6woOTyvIa 9xeakUXzAkQxlu8hBbPLJ+45Av1u7GompC7hA/o15AP6jQtDgXM0qilfihm5LQvSi8LL ESuYacYlx6opq+Tv0NAMK6JYVyBoKRDlKoR70y/jGM4l60eupvT/9tX/P+s8EWKU/j88 dub1VUWT1JhKRxsg4hUgUvPijphNQBCahruwLFUj+G05RrK62ieVPJGvvQiJb6bO1bCZ o3RSRunsjgiPSH+iJ9dbXJxL+FbIDOdP5XZACR87Oeqt5fOkzPYXXNIwYRLFOw+zw32J SM1A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=ZILEPuw8eC1+qSpKx6Bh6PGH9ad4eAU/j2QCaPPbrSY=; b=dglTtA/gLtrUT/q6tnJ1OULqBGys2uRw0WShWZ7k9SNNKEHrwEDXQTh/iZ8edWrbXO ztDXe/Weg+s7XjNYBX8iNHjzHCWt/wOznhKpE/d+wQ7zjyfZR5ljxBWvPXu65CY3zm7t iUwEg4Lgn9kEqpGSfWgNiRV6WtBBk0LQz1e3onp/3cS22owKs9H3VRfO1gX6xrhpTvYi SYFP0Q57UGIiAIcVIJhBwq4cExHBH5Z2RlMZTFynvcVqRR16pEpe0k55fzJi4aT9OCCk ctmesAZYQuAb0Q19gPFtBdFea45klKOUc+MmDQY+T/OJrurnon6xLpoUPbsPIWOsL4iI 76CQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AMke39kqj6CAGOGShdf9mtNcjI6v2rAciBTlzetflgkS51Xdy272Xdo32q6rBhsLk3hx/mIWF9aofTCwtfR0qA== X-Received: by 10.237.51.37 with SMTP id u34mr38005322qtd.40.1487197898420; Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:31:38 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <1487162236 DOT 3011 DOT 9 DOT camel AT linetec> <1487176819 DOT 3011 DOT 27 DOT camel AT linetec> From: "Peter Clifton (petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 22:31:37 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] Recent gschem-PCB import problem? To: gEDA User Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=94eb2c124f3472362b0548993e8e Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk --94eb2c124f3472362b0548993e8e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 15 Feb 2017 22:14, "Roland Lutz" wrote The pcbfwd backend works with the current version of gEDA/gaf, as should any other backend, shipped or not. The breakage we talked about was related to a backend which required a patched gnetlist binary, something which should be avoided if possible. I think that if there is any consequence from this, it is that we should more actively include contributed backends into the main gEDA/gaf repository and add them to the regular test suite. The whole point of that backend is that it is shipped with pcb, and can be updated as pcb needs change from version to version. It implicitly relies (of course), on the netlister API being relatively stable, which had in the past been long standing geda policy. You'd need to go to Bert (pcb project lead) for the official answer, but I suspect out position here is "please don't" pull this particular netlist backend "upstream" to geda, since it lives in pcb. Peter --94eb2c124f3472362b0548993e8e Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On 15 Feb 2017 22:14, "Roland Lutz" <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org> wrote

The pcbfwd backend works with the current version of gEDA/gaf, as should an= y other backend, shipped or not.=C2=A0 The breakage we talked about was rel= ated to a backend which required a patched gnetlist binary, something which= should be avoided if possible.=C2=A0 I think that if there is any conseque= nce from this, it is that we should more actively include contributed backe= nds into the main gEDA/gaf repository and add them to the regular test suit= e.

The whole point of that backend is that it is shipped with pcb, and can b= e updated as pcb needs change from version to version.

It implicitly relies (of course), on the net= lister API being relatively stable, which had in the past been long standin= g geda policy.

You'd= need to go to Bert (pcb project lead) for the official answer, but I suspe= ct out position here is "please don't" pull this particular n= etlist backend "upstream" to geda, since it lives in pcb.

Peter



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