On Feb 12, 2007, at 6:29 PM, Mark Rages wrote:
> On 2/12/07, Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I trust only footprints I made myself and triple checked for >> consistency >> with the specs. Is this bizarre? >> > > It seems wasteful for all gEDA users to be doing this.
I agree with this ... there's no point in reinventing the wheel.
However, when an install of pcb comes with a warning that there are errors in the m4 libraries, yet doesn't say what footprints have errors (not to mention: why haven't these errors been fixed?), leads one to simply not trust the provided libraries at all.
-a
Yes, if there are errors, there should be a bug filed in the tracker at pcb.sf.net. That's what I did when I encountered footprint bugs, and they were fixed quickly. So maybe rather than a heroic effort to proofread all the footprints, we should encourage users to file bugs on them if they find a problem. Then the offending footprints can be fixed or removed.
Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- You think that it is a secret, but it never has been one. - fortune cookie
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