Re: gEDA-user: PCB format wishlist

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Why have any distinction between "footprint" and other fragments of
> layout (like hierarchical blocks)?

Because PCB needs to deal with boards at the semantic level, not just
the physical level.  Padstacks have to "exist" at the element level so
they can be tied to the netlist, for example.  A padstack elsewhere
has to be managed differently.



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