Re: gEDA-user: next PCB release - 1.99za vs 4.0

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 7, 2010, at 7:24 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:

> 
> I do stuff like that too, but it's still bad.  Way too easy to lose
> work by saving one set of changes over another.

But having the GUI tool on alert helps.

> 
> Now, if we had an "edit the raw pcb file" menu option that LOCKED the
> file so that you couldn't corrupt your data and lose work, that would
> be safer.  Or maybe PCB needs to follow the bog-standard "this file is
> being edited" locking semaphores whenever the pcb is unsaved.

Locks tend to cause more problems than they solve. Ever use RCS?

> 
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John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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