Re: gEDA-user: Parts Manager Working Document

["David C. Kerber" <dkerber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Plain text files can also be used for databases, as long as you have the correct drivers.  There is an ODBC driver for text files in windows, and I've seen a database engine that used plain text files for its data stores, though I don't recall the name right now.



> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven 
> Michalske
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:14 PM
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> Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Parts Manager Working Document
> 
> 
> On Jan 18, 2010, at 7:34 PM, Torsten Wagner wrote:
> 
> >
> > 2) missing components
> >
> At work we throw away the libraries that come with our $15K a 
> seat tools. :-P
> 
> > I'm not sure how much a database would run against one 
> fundamental of 
> > gEDA, which is the nice nativley use of pure text files. If 
> there is a 
> > database, there would be a dependcy to install mysql or something 
> > similar, right ?
> >
> No SQLite would work as well, but multi user shops could use 
> a standard SQL based database.
> 
> >
> > If there is a part manager, please think about a very very 
> easy way  
> > to sync
> > parts with official and unoffical public repositories. Maybe based  
> > on git or
> > something like this.
> >
> This is a good requirement to keep in mind.
> 
> 
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