Hi All,
We can all agree that the current gEDA(Gschem/Gnetlist) need to
accomodate more
than just the netname attribute attached to a net. In fact, I would
like to
see that gEDA can process ANY attributes attached to a net in similar
fashion as it process ANY attributes attached to a symbol currently.
And that Gnetlist
front end will present similar functions to the backend Scheme
procedures, so
that different backends (Verilog, VHDL, Spice, GnuCap, SystemC, PCB,
etc) Scheme
procedures can decipher net attributes particular to that backend.
Note that I stress the "ANY" word above, because one of the most
powerful features
of gEDA is its architectural capabilities of supporting "ANY"
attributes as "ANY" backend
dictates. How the symbol and net attributes are handled should be up
to the particular
backend's Scheme procedure.
I am familiar with the gEDA codes (both the C and Scheme). I can see
that it is not too difficult to add the "ANY net attributes" feature.,
since it fits
similar pattern as processing of symbol's ANY attributes. It is on my
list of "TO DO for gEDA", but we just don't have the time to do it
yet. I am
hoping someone will beat me to it.
Best Regards,
Paul Tan