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On Jul 18, 2016, at 9:14 AM, Ouabache Designworks (z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com) =
[via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> Roland,
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> You should consider borrowing some things that IP-Xact does in their =
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> 1) Unique Identifiers split into separate fields. Each IP-Xact file =
has a VLNV identifier with Vendor name, Library name ,Component name and =
version. That is a good start but we will need more.
Only applicable to some flows. The format should allow, but not demand =
such things.
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> 2) All file references are given relative to the location of the xml =
file. This solves the search path problem.
That=92s certainly a big change (not entirely crazy, though). Won=92t =
work with global libraries, especially if you design on multiple =
machines. Good application for Apple=92s new copy-on-write file system.
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> John Eaton
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John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd AT noqsi DOT com
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type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Roland,<br><br></div>You should =
consider borrowing some things that IP-Xact does in their =
files:<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra">1) Unique Identifiers split =
into separate fields. Each IP-Xact file has a VLNV identifier with =
Vendor name, Library name ,Component name and version. That is a good =
start but we will need =
more.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Only applicable to some =
flows. The format should allow, but not demand such =
things.</div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">2) All file =
references are given relative to the location of the xml file. This =
solves the search path =
problem.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>That=92s certainly a =
big change (not entirely crazy, though). Won=92t work with global =
libraries, especially if you design on multiple machines. Good =
application for Apple=92s new copy-on-write file =
system.</div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">John =
Eaton<br><br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div></div>
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