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> > By default, the schematic references the package and stores the picks of 
> > the author.
> 
> My idea allows for "something" to choose the package based on whatever
> else the user might have provided.  For example, if I specify SOT-23
> and my library only has one SOT-23 option, that's enough to specify
> the package without having to explicitly specify the package.
> 
> That way you can reduce the set of matching parts a little at a time
> instead of having to pick a final package up front.
> 
> > This sounds a lot like the "package" scenario I described above.
> 
> Yup :-)
> 
> My way of using it would be to have symbols keep their symbolic pin
> "numbers" like A,B,Y or B,C,E.  Footprints would have numeric pin
> numbers as usual.  The "package" would include a mapping from symbolic
> to numeric pins for that package.  The netlister would apply the
> conversion based on which "package" was chosen.

Symbolic pin "numbers", footprint pin numbers as usual and a mapping applied by netlister would also be my way.

Nicklas Karlsson