Re: gEDA-user: Defining parts with REALLY complicated pin labels

[sdb@xxxxxxxxxx (Stuart Brorson)]

> > Is this the kind of direction you are thinking about?  Are you thinking 
> > of something more integrated into gschem?
> 
> I was thinking of something more integrated into gschem - some means by 
> which a part definition might contain a script that executes, providing 
> a UI that allows the user to select the pin functions - the script would 
> then set the attributes of the part as needed, and also record the 
> selection within attributes.
> 
> Ideally, there would be a means by which a "Generate Code" command could 
> be executed to output register setups - either just #define's that would 
> then be used in startup code, or actual setup code.
> 
> It would be really nice for a user to drop a part down, right click on 
> it, select "Configure..." and be able to set things up, and for those 
> set up decisions to be captured in the schematic and to be available for 
> DRC.

My question:  Why should this functionality be embedded into gschem?
What's wrong with a separate GUI-based utility which accomplishes the
same effect?  Does integration into gschem solve a problem
which can't be solved using an independent utility?

It seems to me that this question has to do with the "tool suite"
vs. "integrated program" dichotomy which we continue to discuss on
gEDA-user.  I am always interested in hearing the pros and cons of
each philosophy.  

Stuart