Re: gEDA-user: DRC enforcement in PCB is wrong

[Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 08:23:59AM -0500, harry eaton wrote:
> DRC enforcement uses the ratsnest to determine where it is allowed to go.
> Thus you must have the ratsnest drawn in order to make connections in
> auto-DRC mode otherwise you will not be allowed to connect (or approach) any
> copper that is not already connected to your net. If the rat visibility
> bothers you, you can hide the rats layer (but the rats must exist).

What does "rats must exist" mean? I thought they always exist.

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> h.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karel Kulhavy" <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <geda-user@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 2:18 PM
> Subject: gEDA-user: DRC enforcement in PCB is wrong
> 
> 
> > It doesn't allow one to connect two pieces of track that should be
> > connected. It allows one to go everywhere else except the other half of
> > the track he needs to reach. It's GTK PCB 20050609.
> >
> > CL<