Re: gEDA-user: Very heavy symbols

[Steven Michalske <smichalske@xxxxxxxxx>]

We already have database problems.....  just because we use a non  
rational flat file data storage, doesn't mean we don't have a data base.

I now manually manage all of my symbols and footprints, because they  
do get broken on gEDA updates.


On Apr 11, 2008, at 2:24 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:32:05 +0200, Werner Hoch wrote:
>
> > This can be done with a database,
>
> It certainly can be done. But data bases are a can of worms,  
> especially
> when part of a distribution and subject to updates. I use an open  
> source,
> postrgres based  application to do my accounting. The maintainers  
> have a
> hard time to make sure the data base is still usable after an update.
> Geda and friends have obviously kept clear of data bases up to now,
> although it deals with highly structured data items. This might not  
> be a
> coincidence.
>
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