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From: "karl AT aspodata DOT se [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] file format cooperation
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Bert Timmerman:
...
> File format cooperation would be a good thing, either the native format 
> for geda-gschem, or a new hybrid on which both parties can agree.

File syntax for sym/sch files is the same for both projects.

What I urge for is that semantics be the same and continuously agreed on
by both groups.

Changing the underlaying file syntax would not change nor help with
that.

> pcb has spawned a clone (2014-ish) with an entirely different native 
> file format, I won't call that a "vendor lock" in though, it's 
> effectively preventing users to swap applications "on the fly", and we 
> can learn from this.
...

lihata isn't worse than any other thing like xml, json etc.
On it's plus side is that there already is a lib and script bindings
for it and if you decide to go that route, my guess is that its
developer can be of assistance. Also it's code focus is on c89 and
to be low on depenancies, which is something to strive for.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar