Re: gEDA-user: project-specific symbol libraries (again)

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 8, 2007, at 1:21 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote:

> On Saturday 08 December 2007 08:41:25 John Doty wrote:
>
>> How about the following in gafrc:
>>
>> (project-symbol-directory "path")
>>
>> Automatically copy any symbol referenced to there. *That's* where you
>> "embed" symbols (not in some random schematic file, where they do not
>> belong).
>
> That's arguable.

Your project's component stock belongs to the project, not a  
particular schematic file.

>
>> Give any symbol found there silent, unconditional priority
>> over library symbols, so the user need not deal with duplicate symbol
>> warnings, version mismatches, etc.
>
> This will automatically happen, as long as you make sure that the  
> local
> library is added last in the project's gafrc.

Your project's component stock is not part of the "library". It  
should be a separate directory, handled specially.

>
>> Put this directory first in the symbol chooser, ahead of all  
>> libraries.
>
> (sort-component-library "disabled")

Your project's component stack is not part of the "library". It makes  
sense to sort the library, but your component stock should remain first.

>

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd@xxxxxxxxx




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