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From: karl AT aspodata DOT se
To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: [geda-user] XML file format (what could be expected)
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Comments: In-reply-to John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com>
   message dated "Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:01:24 -0700."
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John Doty:
> On Dec 30, 2015, at 11:42 AM, Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> >>>> Neither gschem nor the schematic file format need any
> >>>> modification to do this. It works nicely with SPICE. It’s a
> >>>> downstream issue.
> >> 
> >> Ok, that is one way to do it. I meant more that I wanted gschem to
> >> be able to show alt. the formula or the result, i.e. with the
> >> parameter/formula applied.
> > 
> > An annotation mechanism may be a solution if could be made
> > without adding confusion.

I don't know what "annotation" means.

> It’s tricky when you consider exporting hierarchical netlists
> rather that flattening. The netlisters have to understand either:
> 
> 1. Substitution of the parameters in a flat netlist.
> 
> Or
> 
> 2. Translation of the parameter syntax to that used downstream 
> in a hierarchical netlist.

Wouldn't it suffice for the time being to simply generate a flat
netlist.

How many downstreams would understand a hierarchical netlist ?
Yes, it wwould be nice, but if there is no support for any
hierarchical things in downstream, there is no point at implementing
it in netlist.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar

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