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From:	Colin D Bennett <colin AT gibibit DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] gnetlist: allow net= attributes without a pin
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:53:29 +0200
"Markus" <geda AT traidl DOT de> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> in the geda-developers team mailing lists there is an very
> interesting patch.:
> (actually, I would like to have it very much in the next
> release ;-)
> 
> https://lists.launchpad.net/geda-developers/msg00079.html
> 
> Is there a chance, that it get somehow integrated?

Yes, please do!
This feature would allow me to avoid the ":1" on all my pin/port
symbols in my schematics.  It's not just ugly, it makes it really
hard to read the correct net name especially in net names that end
with numbers like "LED12:1" or "P2_3:1".

Currently I use a workaround where the 'net=P2_3:1' attribute is
hidden on my pin symbol, and I use an extra, visible 'value=P2_3'
attribute.  But this is error-prone in that I could screw up and
the net= and value= attributes might disagree--causing the PCB to
be wrong, and worst of all you can't see the error on the schematic
itself so no amount of plain visual review will find it. (only
extensive and tedious checks of all pins, and using extreme care)

Regards,
Colin

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