Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-25 Thread John Griessen
On 05/24/2011 04:02 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: Mike Bushroembush...@gmail.com writes: As for names, data pack I like data pack. But the seed idea is growing on me too. Beats python eggs! They sound like a natural disaster in Florida... ___

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-25 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
John Griessen wrote: But the seed idea is growing on me too. Beats python eggs! There is certainly a smell of coolness. But the entities don't act as seedlings. They are not self contained and they don't unfold into something bigger. Instead, many different of them are used as building

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-25 Thread DJ Delorie
But the seed idea is growing on me too. Beats python eggs! There is certainly a smell of coolness. But the entities don't act as seedlings. It was supposed to be a pun. Seed? Grow? :-P ___ geda-user mailing list

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-24 Thread Mike Bushroe
I have not been following this closely, so let me make a guess at what the basics are, and in so doing through my little 2 kopecks worth in. If there were a combined, heavy library with both circuit element symbols and footprints contained within a single grouping for a single

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-24 Thread DJ Delorie
Mike Bushroe mbush...@gmail.com writes: As for names, data pack I like data pack. But the seed idea is growing on me too. (sorry, couldn't resist ;) ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-22 Thread Steven Michalske
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 7:53 PM, John Griessen j...@ecosensory.com wrote: On 05/21/2011 08:09 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: The notion of packages can be seen as a means to isolate dependencies. Pins in symbols must match pins in footprints. Simulation models are specific to components.

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-22 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
John Griessen wrote: I think the name package could create confusion with layout package used to implement a circuit, I proposed package because eagle uses this term for a very similar concept. Yes, package already has a distinct meaning in the context of electronics. I would not be happy

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-22 Thread John Griessen
On 05/22/2011 10:37 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: Next try: packet This can also contain all kinds of objects. It closely avoids the clash with the meaning of package in data sheets. Packet is a good one. If someone is confused they can be told library packet, or see it is in library context.

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-22 Thread John Griessen
On 05/21/2011 11:35 PM, Steven Michalske wrote: So that wires that have the same meaning are still hooked up but new pins are unconnected, or old pins that no longer exist are now not connected. The other wish list ideas sound like where we are headed, but this last is probably beyond coder

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-22 Thread Vanessa Ezekowitz
On Sun, 22 May 2011 11:27:24 -0500 John Griessen j...@ecosensory.com wrote: On 05/22/2011 10:37 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: Next try: packet This can also contain all kinds of objects. It closely avoids the clash with the meaning of package in data sheets. Packet is a good one. If

gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-21 Thread John Griessen
On 05/21/2011 08:09 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: The notion of packages can be seen as a means to isolate dependencies. Pins in symbols must match pins in footprints. Simulation models are specific to components. Packages provide a way to keep comments, notes and all kinds of meta data attached.

Re: gEDA-user: chip data directories in a library ( library packages )

2011-05-21 Thread DJ Delorie
I like the idea of creating a library group containing all info related to a manufactured part or part range. Library group? Or just a library? (not picking on the name, just wondering what you think the difference is, or why such a difference might be needed) Do we need to be able to group