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[hauptmech <hauptmech@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 20/03/18 14:07, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
> 2018-03-19 17:18 GMT-07:00 hauptmech <hauptmech@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:hauptmech@xxxxxxxxx>>:
>
>     On 20/03/18 11:19, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
> >     Hi hauptmech-
> >
> >     I disagree with your assessment of whether we should allow the
> >     creation of broken boards.  I don't think that we should ever
> >     allow KiCad to create a board that it cannot modify itself. Doing
> >     this is to invite confusion and bug reports.
>
>     Seth I'd rather you say that you think this puts the board in a
>     broken state and you don't think we should do it. I'm ok  with
>     that. But when you summarize my assessment using your own framing
>     and then disagree with it, it makes it hard to work on this
>     objectively.
>
>
> ​That's fair.  Your phrasing is much better.  I'm sorry my statement 
> misrepresented your assessment.
All good.
> If you can update your patch to allow for fully-editable boards after 
> removing layers, I'll have another look at it.

I'm not sure I can. I don't have any more free time for a while. You'll 
have to figure out which is worse, the bug as it is now or the patch as 
it is now.

I think allowing KiCad to delete/edit a module using only the remaining 
reference point is the best option if someone picks this bug up.


> Best-
> ​S​