Re: gEDA-user: transition of pcb internal units to metric (SI, mm)

[Colin D Bennett <colin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 8 Feb 2011 07:27:01 -0800
Edward Hennessy <ehennes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Feb 7, 2011, at 10:41 AM, DJ Delorie wrote:
> > 
> > * nanometer internal units
> > 
> > * 32-bit values on 32-bit machines, 64-bit on 64-bit.
> > 
> > * configure option for 64-bit values regardless of machine in case
> > you need a board larger than seven feet across.
> 
> What about storing both imperial and metric? This way, the
> measurements are ket separate until the very last moment when they
> need to be converted to one value. A metric element can be
> manipulated on screen in an imperial grid and no errors build up.

What problem does this solve?  It certainly makes things much more
complex and will impact performance for no benefit.

Regards,
Colin


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