gEDA-user: Attributes in pcb footprint files -- is this a new feature?

[a r]

On Jan 28, 2008 6:07 PM, DJ Delorie <dj at delorie.com> wrote:
>
> > What can these attributes be used for?
>
> Board level:
>
> * copyright and authorship notices
> * global state for plug-ins
> * DRC rules, post-processing settings, etc.
> * historical or tracking info (rcs tags?)
>
> Element level:
>
> All that plus...
> * origin
> * rotation
> * location of documentation
>
> Etc.
>
> I.e. Use your imagination :-)

Borrowing from ASIC flow: width/length, number of pins.

-r.