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[jean-pierre charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 14/05/2012 22:04, Dick Hollenbeck a écrit :
> On 05/14/2012 03:01 PM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> > On 05/14/2012 02:15 PM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote:
> > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 08:13:22PM +0200, jean-pierre charras wrote:
> > > > If can be a valid empty file (mainly containing a short valid header)
> > No, that's a mess.  We don't want fragments of file knowledge scattered about.
> > I just spent time killing crap like that off.
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> In fact it incensed me so badly that I was a hair away from leaving the project.
> I have never been closer, nor more ashamed to have been part of KiCad.
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> File format knowledge needs to be encapsulated into as few places as possible.
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> Just as importantly, you have no persistent knowledge of what file format is going to be
> in play on any given day with plugins in effect.
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> So forget that idea.

Good point.

So passing an option (something like --new for instance) if needed in the command file should be enough.


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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS