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On 02/08/2015 12:54 PM, Svenn Are Bjerkem wrote:
> I can't help myself asking: Why isn't the gnetlist code exposing the needed information to the API? Too difficult to do, or too
> boring to get done?
>

It must be the temperament of those that decide to spend time on the project.

a.  Too boring to do.
b.  Requires too much slogging for too little braggable results.
c.  Does not pay well.
d.  It's a large enough task that some cooperation would be a great help, but it's hard to find any...
e.  "Where to start?"  *AND*  "I don't like writing documentation."

Just my guesses.

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