gEDA-user: Restricctions on the number of layers

[Timothy Normand Miller]

On 10/6/07, DJ Delorie <dj at delorie.com> wrote:
>
> > The wiki page on the limitations of the gEDA tools said the maximum
> > number of layers is 8. I just changed that to 17 which is the current
> > default maximum number.
>
> 17?  Should be 16 copper layers and two silk layers.
>
> > I seem to recall, that the number of layers can be increased arbitrarily
> > if a recompile is allowed. Is this true, or just wishful thinking?
>
> It's true.

Dumb question:  Why is there a fixed limit?

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Timothy Normand Miller
http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~millerti
Open Graphics Project