Re: gEDA-user: Soft and Hard symbols

[Steven Michalske <smichalske@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dj you own a tool box, I've seen you build mechanical things.

gEDA is a toolkit (toolbox), with your logic gnu unix is a tool.

If I want to clean up the cylinder an engine block I get out an engine
block hone, I do not get out a wire brush.

Now in gEDA terms.

When you want to edit a schematic, you break out gschem, and when you
want bulk changes to attributes you get out gattrib.  and when you
doing something crazy you make a new tool, say in your favorite
language for the job.

100% agreement with John; gEDA is a toolkit, not a single tool.

being through,
Kit:
1. A set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose : a
first-aid kit.

Not the computer science meaning of toolkit like GTK.

Steve

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 6:08 AM, DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> But gEDA isn't a tool: it's a toolkit.
>
> I consider gEDA to be a tool.  gschem, gattrib, gnetlist - all tools.
> Thier job is to help engineers automate the design process, to do
> that, they have to know a lot about electronics design.
>
>> The less a tool knows about . . .
>
> You just said it wasn't a tool.
>
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