Re: gEDA-user: database driven component chooser - part II

[Levente <leventelist@xxxxxxxxx>]

Peter TB Brett <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Wednesday 03 October 2007 21:00:32 Levente wrote:
>> Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Sorry, I've not been following in great detail how the database works.
>> > Here are two thoughts though - neither, either or both might be useful.
>> >
>> > 1. Peter B wrote a lot of code to allow arbitrary guile functions, or
>> > external programs to be used as parts library sources - so if you can
>> > run an SQL query and uniquely indentify all components available - this
>> > can be fed straight into a source for the components library.
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>> It would be nice if someone (Peter B ?) told me about the this API. But the
>> problem is that I'd need a mechanism to attach attributes *after* the
>> symbol placed.
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> I did.  I posted many RFCs[1], patches and code snippets to the list.  I put 
> detailed Doxygen comments in libgeda/src/s_clib.c (there are more comments 
> that C code in that file).  In fact, I publicised my work about as much as I 
> felt I could get away with without being accused of be an attention-seeker.  
> I don't like to be accused of not doing things which I have, in fact, done!

I am sorry. I didn't meant that. My apologies, I didn't seek the archives.

> (At least) these threads are applicable:
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>  http://archives.seul.org/geda/dev/May-2007/msg00133.html
>  http://archives.seul.org/geda/dev/May-2007/msg00164.html
>  http://archives.seul.org/geda/dev/May-2007/msg00265.html
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> I went into A LOT of detail about what I was doing.  Maybe I should start 
> spamming the mailing list monthly about how wonderful my code is and how 
> everyone should be using it. ;)
> 
>                           Peter
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> [1] Is there actually any point in me posting detailed discussions of my ideas 
> for improving gEDA?  It seems like no-one can ever be bothered to give me any 
> useful feedback or criticism, constructive or otherwise.  At the moment, it 
> feels like I'm pouring my creativity into a black hole, to be perfectly 
> honest.  If people really do think, "Go away, we don't care," then I'll do 
> just that.

I think yes, there is point. For example, I think I'm going to use it. And I
think it's not spam.

I'm sorry again.

-- 
Levente
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