Plain text files can also be used for databases, as long as you have the correct drivers. There is an ODBC driver for text files in windows, and I've seen a database engine that used plain text files for its data stores, though I don't recall the name right now.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven > Michalske > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:14 PM > To: gEDA user mailing list > Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Parts Manager Working Document > > > On Jan 18, 2010, at 7:34 PM, Torsten Wagner wrote: > > > > > 2) missing components > > > At work we throw away the libraries that come with our $15K a > seat tools. :-P > > > I'm not sure how much a database would run against one > fundamental of > > gEDA, which is the nice nativley use of pure text files. If > there is a > > database, there would be a dependcy to install mysql or something > > similar, right ? > > > No SQLite would work as well, but multi user shops could use > a standard SQL based database. > > > > > If there is a part manager, please think about a very very > easy way > > to sync > > parts with official and unoffical public repositories. Maybe based > > on git or > > something like this. > > > This is a good requirement to keep in mind. > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
