gEDA: GTKwave status

[Tim Freedom <tim_freedom@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, I've posted about GTKwave in the past and can't really put my
finger on what was agreed upon and/or what the future roadmap for
the project is.  I'm not entirely sure where GTKwave resides (in
terms of a homepage) and not at all sure who is working on it and
which version to use.  The various links are either dated, point
to the wrong info and/or contradict each other.  For instance,

- GTKWave's homepage (?):
    http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/apt/projects/tools/gtkwave/
    NOTE: No progress since May 2004; is project dead or are they
          shopping for a new owner ?

- Win32 GTKWave:
  http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/3216/GTKWave/gtkwave-win32.html
  NOTE: using version 1.3.19; last update June 2002

- gEDA GTKWave:
  http://www.geda.seul.org/tools/gtkwave/
  NOTE: Current version info (2.0.0pre3) seems dated, no mention of
        current status and/or what is happening in this application.
  NOTE: The 'Official GTKWave homepage' link is not really pointing
        the ATP's GTKWave's page
  NOTE: The 1.3.x series has progressed to 1.3.85 (webpage notes 1.3.59);
        so are we to use the 2.0.x series or 1.3.x - which is newer and
        why the schism, will there be future development, whom to
        direct questions/comments to, etc.

GTKWave is an __extremely__ important tool for anyone doing RTL design
yet it is a bit cumbersome to use (2.0.0pre3 at least is) especially
its "Signal" search and hierarchy tree.  It would be ideal to make it
a bit more user friendly and intuitive akin to Signalscan, SimVision,
Virsim or Debussy (they all seem to follow the same intuitive segmentation
of hierarchy and signals which ought to be studied).  I'm sure GTK as
a library has something that can be tapped into to help out.

Is there simply no interest (or need) in further clarifying GTKWave's
current status and future plans ?  Are there no needs to further develop
(or enhance) this tool ?

Regards,

 .tf.


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