al davis wrote: > On Sunday 30 November 2008, Robert Fitzsimons wrote: >> but we need to develop a suitable >> suitable interchange file format
> We need a translator system that will go between any source and > any target in two steps. > The system needs to be able to merge changes. For example, > schematic to interchange to layout. Then merge layout changes > back to the interchange format. Then generate a schematic, > which is the original with the changes back-annotated. > > The system needs to allow the tool formats to evolve without > burdening other tools that need to be compatible with it. Al's modest proposal sounds like just the thing to present to the Fund. It's the kind of work that is hard for an individual to tackle, it's so big. I like the concept of not burdening the tools -- fits with open source tools-by-users-on-time-off workloads. John Griessen -- Ecosensory Austin TX _______________________________________________ geda-dev mailing list geda-dev@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-dev
