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On Wed, 12 Jul 2017, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:

<snip>

> Why not SQL: because I prefer simplicity, portability and don't want to cut 
> down mega-lib dependencies instead of introducing more of them. Sqlite is 50k

Oops, typo, I obviously DO want to cut back on megalib deps instead of 
introducing more. An article about the background and current state of 
this effort:

http://repo.hu/projects/articles/minilibs/

<snip>

> Conclusion: if you want sqlite, that's not pcb-rnd, that's another project. 
> Levente once started such a project but it didn't get too far - maybe go and 
> pick that up.

Found the URL meanwhile: https://github.com/leventelist/apollon

According to the 'Technology' section, I think it's pretty close to your 
preferences: sqlite, git, cmake, C++

(Afaik Levente has switched to kicad since; he probably won't mind if you 
fork the project.)


FYI, the devlog entry for my previous mail is:

http://repo.hu/projects/pcb-rnd/devlog/20170712_sql.html