Re: gEDA-user: gsch2pcb to pcb error

[Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 30 May 2010 15:02:50 -0700, Mike Bushroe wrote:

> It turns out that for some
> connectors, I put a space between 'CONN' and the number.

Oh my! Yet another hidden restriction on names in geda that causes grief 
further down the road. Can we formulate a positive set of syntax rules a 
refdes, a footprint, or a value must conform to? There should be a sanity 
check included in gsch2pcb. 


> This space then
> caused gnetlist to consider a whole bunch of small connectors as one big
> connector with lots of high numbered pins, PCB could no connect with rat
> lines because it had nothing matching. Perhaps the tutorial might be
> modified to remind people to never allow a space in the refdes
> attribute.

Sure. Can some of the developers confirm, that space in refdes is a 
problem? Syntax restrictions should be documented in other places too. 

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