Re: gEDA-user: Symbol embedding by default - with case studies

["John Luciani" <jluciani@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/19/07, Peter TB Brett <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Case study 1
> ============
>
> Peter is developing a new device using gEDA, and want to use an external
> layout contractor (who also uses gEDA & PCB).  Peter wants to package up his
> schematic to send off to the contractor, but has several non-standard system
> libraries as well as some project-specific symbols.
>
> Current model: Peter is an expert, so he is able to spend a few hours and use
> some complicated shell scripts to hunt down every relevant symbol and
> organize them into a new directory before manually checking through that the
> correct symbols have been selected and that nothing has been broken. He then
> tars the assemblage up before sending it to the contractor.  The contractor
> untars the files, and (if Peter was successful) can then use the schematic.
>
> Proposed model: Peter sends his schematic file to the contractor.  The
> contractor double-clicks on it, and it opens in gschem in fully editable and
> consistent glory.

This would be very convenient. As long as the contractor has gschem s/he can
immediately use the schematic. No utilities. No configuration files.
Just one .sch file
and you are done.

(* jcl *)


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