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[Karl Schmidt <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/11/2012 07:49 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> On 05/11/2012 07:44 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> > On 05/10/2012 02:34 PM, jean-pierre charras wrote:
> > > Le 10/05/2012 18:21, Moses McKnight a écrit :
> > > ...
> > > > In the new designs, when you add a symbol, does it have a tag telling which library it came from? Currently if two libraries have
> > > > a part with the same name, the part will be pulled from the library that is listed first in the list. If the part on the schematic
> > > > had a tag for the library it came from, things would be a lot more flexible.

> I should also mention that ALL parts are always in the parts list with the new design.  So
> the need to move parts from one library to another is significantly reduced.  But I agree
> that the problem you mention needs to be addressed.   I think this can be done with search
> and replace on the parts_list.  There will be no need to do this on the schematic
> component per se, since they are only references into the parts list.



With a UUID and a mtime on a library part/symnbol/footprint - ( and realizing that most parts are 
mods of other parts (so if you save under a new name, you grab a new UUID )) , software could locate 
which lib (or libs) that a part came from so you can fix a bad part entry or help you pick the 
newest version.

If I remember right I think Dick already had something like this with his LPID(Logical Part ID) in 
sweet?

Not sure how I've designed boards all these years without this becoming a problem ( I normally grab 
any part I'm going to use and put it in my personal lib(s) - touch it up so it is up to standards. 
Distributed LIBs change over time - so not doing something like this has always been asking for 
trouble no matter what PCB software I was running.).


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