DJ Delorie <d...@delorie.com> writes: >> Why not a description for what it is, instead of fending off some >> program. Like "square,use=xx", where xx could be "fuse", "antenna", >> etc. > > For starters, flags are one-bit values. > > Also, if you allow the user to put in a wide range of values, then the > routines in pcb need to understand what those wide range of values > *means* so they can do the right thing.
Exactly. The attributes and flags shall have meaning to the program, without overloading them with higher-level semantics. -- Stephan _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
