Re: gEDA-user: gnetlist missing features

[Stefan Salewski <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2009-07-01 at 11:08 -0700, John P. Doty wrote:
> 
> You've told gnetlist to short PreAmpPD to 3.3V. What happens then is 
> undefined. My experience is that gnetlist's behavior is difficult to 
> predict in such cases: sometimes it chooses one net name over another, 
> and sometimes it leaves the nets unconnected.

Yes, I got no connection when I did this long time ago. And I was
surprised. Not good for beginners.

> 
> The question then is: what is a simple set of logical rules that should 
> govern shorted nets?

I do not really know. I think there was the suggestion to generate a
virtual/hidden net name and connect the nets. 

> 
> The most pressing need here is for gnetlist to detect shorts and warn 
> the user of their resolution.

Yes, a warning would be fine. Maybe gnetlist should connect the nets and
report this to the log window/terminal.

Best regards

Stefan Salewski




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