Andrzej <ndrwr...@googlemail.com> writes: > On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Peter Clifton <pc...@cam.ac.uk> wrote: >> >> libgeda was recently patched to allow zero length pins. Please point me >> at where the documentation says this is invalid, and I'll file a bug >> about getting that changed. > > http://www.geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:file_format_spec#pin > > "You cannot have a zero length pen (the tools will throw them away)." > > The typo in this sentence technically makes it invalid. ;-) Same > requirement exists also for other data types. > >> You are correct there, those driving the zero-length pins change should >> consider whether this is a problem or not, and if so - what do do about >> it! > > It makes sense to extend the spec to cover zero-length pins (IMHO > other shapes should stay non-zero sized) but it would be better if the > spec explicitly said when and for what purposes pin directionality can > be used. In the current version there is no mention of it but since > pins are guaranteed to have a direction, it's not unreasonable to use > this property for all sorts of things.
I just made a symbol with 624 zero length pins. Please keep them :-) -- Stephan _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
