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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

I like the idea. It'll take some work to implement properly, though. I can
start working on it, but it will likely be at least a week before I have
anything.

On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 04:05:42PM +0200, jp charras wrote:
> Le 10/04/2016 15:31, Chris Pavlina a écrit :
> > So - would you be happy with me just changing that to a warning that can be
> > clicked through instead of an error, and rewriting the message a bit to agree?
> > 
> 
> I'll be more happy.
> 
> But I'll be really very happy if a dynamic version numbering is also added, rather a fixed arbitrary
> number.
> 
> Currently the version is 4.
> If a method is added (something like GetMinimalVersionNumber()) to all board items (tracks, texts
> footprints, pads...), each item can return the needed minimal version to be read in file.
> Currently they could return 4, but for a pad, if its type is rounded rect it will return 20160410,
> and therefore its footprint parent returns 20160410 (or 4 if no rounded rect pad is found)
> 
> Before writing the file, just run BOARD::GetMinimalVersionNumber() to know the actual needed version.
> 
> -- 
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS