gEDA-dev: Hi... question about refdes_renum

[Stuart Brorson]

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, C P Tarun wrote:

> Is this the list where the maintenance of refdes_renum too is discussed?

Yes.

> I wanted to propose a one-line change to its code, which would be
> upward-compatible with its current behaviour.

I suggest you just post a patch.  We can talk endlessly about the
pros/cons of a one-line change, but a patch just short-circuits the
chatter, puts the idea out there, and can be immediately applied if it
is useful.

Also, since refdes_renum has been
updated recently, I suggest you make sure you have the freshest
version available -- either from CVS or from the 20070216 gEDA/gaf
release.

Finally, please be aware that refdes numbering utilities are
multiplying like rabbits in spring.  There's also "grenum" which is
part of the gEDA distribution, and a new
one by John Luciani called "refdes-update" available here:

http://www.luciani.org/geda/util/util-index.html#refdes-update

Before you implement a simple one-liner, maybe these other scripts
will do what you want?

Stuart