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Subject: Re: [geda-user] gschem gnetlist bug/feature
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On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 05:36:57PM +0100, Stephan Böttcher wrote:
> "Peter Clifton (petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com) [via
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> writes:
> 
> > Fwiw, we also resisted the proposal to have net= default to adding an
> > implicit ":1" if not specified, or diving into the symbol definition to
> > check if there is only one pin, and see what it is called. libgeda needs
> > fewer inconsistent behaviours and hard coded special cases, not more!
> 
> Assuming a default pin number :1 on a net= attribute is not a special
> case, but a useful and natural default, covering most use cases, and
> removes a lot of grief, like accidentally getting the label and netname
> out of sync, or the need to write extra scripts to please the customer.

This is also one of the reasons I have a fork of gaf.  From a purely
technical point of view it can be seen as a special case, and as a
developer I can understand that.  However, as a user, this is probably
among the the top 5 things that make gaf usage irritating.

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