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Subject: Re: [geda-user] RFC: pin attribute remapping
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On Sep 13, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:56:02 +0000
> "Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 6:40 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The second form allows swapping of pins between packages.
>>> 
>>> Is this a general form of swapping gates between packages?  Like
>>> beween 7400's?
>> 
>> I think I fall in the same category as DJ here. I don't understand
>> what problem this is intended to solve.
> 
> It seems confusing to add an extra attribute to change value of a default value.
> 

Well, the basic problem is that pin attributes are a level down, and specified in a symbol that’s potentially shared by multiple instances.

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