On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Peter Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I don't think there is such a thing as a default directory > > structure. Some gEDA users have their local symbols in a subdir > in the > > project directory, others have it in the current directory, while > others > > have it in a central location. There was never any consensus on > a fixed > > project layout. Some users share schematics and other data files > > between projects. IMHO, staying flexible is a major plus and > fits nicely > > with the rest of the gEDA suite. > > > > "Provide mechanism and try not to impose policy" > > > > And in the end what really matters is what you and your > mentor > > agree upon. > > I'm away until the end of this week, and in intermittent contact. > (Yes.. mid-term evaluations, I know, and will complete it!). > > I agree with Ales here on the mechanism, not policy point. > > I'd start with the root of your project containing the explicitly added > files, and then have it "feel" its way through those files for > dependencies. (Including a check for recursion). > > I'd make the nodes expandable, to reveal their children, and we might > choose to either curtail the tree in case of recursion, or allow it to > be opened infinitely deep (needs writing a custom tree model to handle > that dynamically - can't add infinite nodes!) > > I'd guess we might have possibilities of different "filters" to the > view. By directory structure, by category (file-type perhaps?), or just > separating input / output files. I can do this by adding another notebook tab to the treeview. Xilinx has something similar to this. This can wait until later. > > > > We should take care of the "default" layout (IMO) in the same way as I > solved this for xgsch2pcb. Provide a template projects assistant, and > have it make up the project / directory structure as the template > defines. This is important for managed users like CUED, where the > default templates can be customised to suit a particular work-flow or > project. I agree on the template part. That way, people will be able to setup their projects that same way that they have had them before. However, this is something that will go on the TODO list and probably won't be touched for quite sometime because I feel that there a more important things to be focused on at the moment. > > > > > -- > Peter Clifton > > Electrical Engineering Division, > Engineering Department, > University of Cambridge, > 9, JJ Thomson Avenue, > Cambridge > CB3 0FA > > Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!) > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-dev > -- Newell Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water After enlightenment, code and build circuits
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