gEDA-dev: net and buses netnames

[Dan McMahill]

Carlos Nieves Ónega wrote:
> Hi,
> I think I've found a bug, unless anyone can give me a good reason for
> this:
>   - draw a bus or a net with an U shape.
>   - double click on the first segment and set the netname to
> "named_net1" in the multiple attribs window.
>   - double click on any other segment:
>     the previous assigned netname is not shown.
> 
> It seems that attributes are attached to net segments, instead of to the
> net itself...
> 
> I can even set another different netname and both attributes are shown
> (I know there is no current mechanism to check attributes), but I think
> that at least the already assigned netname should be shown when you edit
> the attributes of any other segment.
>    
> Regards,
> 
> Carlos
> 
> P.D.: Peter, have you considered this case in your datastructures
> diagram?
> 

attaching to net segments is actually a useful way for bundling a bunch 
of signals together into a bus.  It also provides a useful shorthand for 
hooking up several instances in series.

-Dan