gEDA-user: Need cool first application for gdatabase

[Bill Cox <bill@viasic.com>]

Hi.

I think gdatabase will come into use out there in any significant volume 
until at least one really cool application is built on it.  I'm looking 
for the right first tool.  I'm hoping that if I spear-head development 
of the first tool, then others will get involved to expand from there. 
In particular, I hope this platform will enhance the open-source 
community's ability to come out with automated EDA tools.

Some ideas:

-- Schematic generator from structural Verilog/VHDL.  It could take 
output from Icarus Verilog and generate .sch and .sym files.  It could 
also possibly generate schematics from the structural portions of RTL 
level Verilog
-- A netlist translation capability:  Verilog/VHDL/SPICE both in and out 
so we can convert from one to the other.
-- A hierarchy viewer, preferably integrated with gschem.  This would 
initially support net highlighting and instance/net finding.  If 
integration is hard, a gschem-like viewer could be written, without 
editing capabilities.
-- A PCB place and route tool
-- A simple router to help gschem make rectilinear routing changes after 
a move operation.

What do you guys out there want the most?

I also am comming to dislike the name gdatabase.  Any ideas for 
something better?

Thanks,
Bill