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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] empty attributes
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Comments: In-reply-to Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org>
   message dated "Sat, 25 Sep 2021 19:22:57 +0200."
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Roland Lutz:
> On Sat, 25 Sep 2021, karl AT aspodata DOT se [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> > In a hierarchical design, where the top source symbols are like 
> > "power.sch", "system.sch" (for the mcu), "dac.sch", etc. it would be 
> > convenient to have a empty refdes in thoose top level source symbols to 
> > not to get a overly long final refdes for footprints.
> 
> Have you considered turning refdes= mangling off?

Yes, since long ago.

> Alternatively, you could use multiple top-level schematics:
>    http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:hierarchy

Ok, that is a possibility for the top level sch, not for any
subsheets, so it is not what I'm looking for.
 And it is nice to have "here is the design,
click this to look at this subsystem/card/whatever", as an
orientational tool also.

///

Is there any rationale to not to allow empty attributes
(except that it isn't implemented) ?

Regards,
/Karl Hammar