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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Defaults for net attribute
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Vladimir:
> "karl AT aspodata DOT se [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> writes:
...
> > Nets isn't alway about power, why not device=Net?
> Because the goal of the 'device=' attribute, AFAIUI, was assigning
> devices for SPICE simulation.  Since its introduction, the attribute was
> overloaded in time by other non-related functions, e.g. DRC.

Ok, I see, preferably for spice it should be spice_dev, drc drc_dev
or the like, maybe its to late to change that.
I think stricter definitions of attributes would be helpful to share
symbols.

> We have
> already released this a bit by introducing the 'symbol=' attribute, in
> particular, 'symbol=nc' [1]

In that case, symbol=net would make more sense, it is all about nets 
isn't it ?

Regards,
/Karl Hammar