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On 11/01/16 19:03, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> To repeat my previous question: what's so hard about getting pcb to
>> understand a circuit from a netlist?  This would allow a variety of
>> custom "schematic alterations" that cannot happen if gPCB reads the
>> schematic directly.
> Since pcb *does* read netlists as part of its normal import, I guess
> the answer is "it's not hard".  It imports other information too,
> though, like footprint selections.
>
> It sounds like your problem isn't getting pcb to understand a netlist,
> it's getting the tools to emit the right netlist.
The pcb NEEDS and USES a netlist .. it's usually appended to the pcb
file... what's the issue?!