Re: gEDA-user: footprint=

[Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 05:00:59PM -0500, John Doty wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Nov 2005, Karel Kulhavy wrote:
> 
> > The page
> > http://geda.seul.org/docs/current/attributes/node16.html
> > is describing the footprint= attribute, but it isn't describing how
> > to determine the appropriate footprint= attribute for a footprint
> > which I display in the PCB program from the Window -> Library.
> > 
> > This is the most important information regarding the "footprint="
> > attribute, without this information the user is unable to make a board.
> > 
> > I suggest this information to be added to the page.
> 
> But that only applies if you're doing your board layout with PCB. That may
> be what *you* do, but it isn't what I do. Gschem and gnetlist are general
> purpose tools.

But PCB is a part of gEDA.

Adding the information doesn't cause any problem when the user uses
different software. I think most people who use gEDA want to use PCB as
board tool.

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