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gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
> > Are the file format plugin systems in pcb and pcb-rnd compatible?
> 
> Nope.
> 
> > If not, why not?
> 
> My goal with the io_* plugin was not only to allow multiple file
> formats but to make them plugins.

I understand.

How does it look if we ignore the plugin implementation(s) and only
look at the semantics of file format abstraction?


> Pcb-rnd has an improved plugin system in place

Cool, but orthogonal to abstracting file formats.

The file format abstraction can and would be useful to have
compatible between mainline and pcb-rnd IMO.


> I especially don't think that big infrastructural changes like the
> improved plugin system (that heavily depends on the build system)
> would ever hit mainline.

I'm much more focused on the semantics and behavior of the file
format abstraction. Sorry, I could have made that more clear by not
mentioning plugin in my original message.


Thanks!

//Peter