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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/18/2016 1:53 PM, Andy Peters wrote:
> 
>> On Jan 18, 2016, at 11:11 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>  That being said, I'm keeping my github set up.  I
>> like not having to periodically refresh local repos to have access to
>> the latest and greatest footprints.
> 
> Quoting only the above because I honestly want to understand:
> 
> By “latest and greatest footprints,” do you mean new footprints added to the library, or changes made to footprints which are already in the library?

Both.

> 
> The former is fine. The latter is a recipe for expensive problems.

This is less of an issue with the board file because footprints are
embedded in the board file and will only change if you specifically
request them the be updated on a netlist read which is not the default.
 This would be an issue if you made local modifications to a footprint
and then updated the footprints on a netlist read even if the footprint
in the library did not change.

> 
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