Re: gEDA-user: gnetlist l and m options

[Paul Tan <pt75234@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Steve,

My responses are never meant to be political,
I am sorry if they went across to you that way.

There is nothing political about asking if the
codes change would be disclosed to other gEDA
developers.  Is that too much to ask for?

Best Regards,
Pau Tan


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Meier <smeier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: gEDA user mailing list <geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 9:53 pm
Subject: Re: gEDA-user: gnetlist l and m options



Paul,

How much patience is a little? I needed hierarchical buses and it isn't
in standard geda and isn't likely anytime in the near future. In
2002/2003 I managed to twist gnetlist in a first atempt and realized
that the algorythms of gnetlist and libgeda arn't capable without doing
a major rewrite. Which I have spent the last year and a half doing. I
think 5 years is a little patience. My point is that libgeda's data
structures really arn't coherently organized. Take a look at the
st_object structure for example. So inorder to get a more complicated
netlister functioning I ripped apart libgeda's data structures and
supporting functions. Major rewrites like this don't easly port back
into existing code bases in a series of little patches. I am not
expecting it to happen. I am not complaining if it does happen or 
doesn't.

But getting back to why I asked the question. Which wasn't to get in yet
another political discussion about open source projects. I am asking if
anyone is using a particular feature and if so why and how. This isn't a
political question it is a functional question. You arn't so ok.

Thanks,

Steve Meier

Paul Tan wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> There are very good reasons for a steady gEDA
> developement process.  It gives any new idea
> a chance to fully develope and making
> sure it does not structurally damage the gEDA
> system itself.
>
> I know we all have limited time to explain
> stuffs to everyone. A lil patience do help
> to ease the process, I guess.
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
> Best Regards,
> Paul Tan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Meier <smeier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: gEDA user mailing list <geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 8:41 pm
> Subject: Re: gEDA-user: gnetlist l and m options
>
>
>
> Maybe. But not as a series of small patches. However.... I have been
> periodically publishing a schem interface that I am implementing on my
> non stock version. Also occasionally I publish my code. Others are 
more
> then welcome to take what they like for their uses. With my best 
wishes.
>
> Steve Meier
>
> Paul Tan wrote:
>
>> Hi Ales,
>>
>> Thanks for the information. I see the situation
>> now.  I sincerely hope Steve would plan to
>> merge back in the near future.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Paul Tan
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ales Hvezda <ahvezda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: gEDA user mailing list <geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 7:57 pm
>> Subject: Re: gEDA-user: gnetlist l and m options
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Nothing may be gained from it.  However,
>>> since it is a feature of gnetlist, if we eliminate
>>> it, it would be helpful if it is clearly posted
>>> in gEDA-dev forum so that everyone knows
>>> about it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>     No worries there.  Steve has forked all of gEDA/gaf and is doing
>> his own thing.  Things like the command line flags will not be 
removed
>> from official gnetlist without some notice and/or reason.
>>
>>                                 -Ales
>>
>>
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