Re: [aclug-L] XCircuit

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i'm not sure if this is something that you'd use but this is what i was
thinking of

have fun

phrostie
 

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strubin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Steven Rubin) writes:

>I am pleased to announce that the "Electric VLSI Design System" is now
>available to anyone who wishes to use it.

>Free source code and documentation can be found on the Free Software
>Foundation web site.  For the latest version, download
>ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/electric-5.4g3.tar.gz

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Kudos to Steve Rubin and friends!

I've been playing with electric for the past two days and must say that I
am impressed.

I compiled it out of the box under linux gcc 2.7.2.3(? RH 5.1 ) and it has
been solid... no crashes, no bugs that I have found.  There is a _lot_ to
work with here.

To those who aspire to develop free EDA tools: you  should look here
before proceeding.  There is a lot that has been developed and here is an
opportunity to _not_ reinvent the wheel.  And yes, there are a number of
features that can be added on still.

Also, in visiting www.electriceditor.com I find that Steve has published a
book on EDA on the web.  I haven't had time to read it but just skimming
through it there is a tremendous amount of good information.  If nothing
else, the appendices describing CIF, GDS-II and EDIF are most informative.

Again, thanks Steve!

Cecil Aswell
 

Steven Saner wrote:

I have been searching for a long time for a free Linux program for
drawing electrical schematics. I think that I may have found one. I
haven't played with it much yet, but it looks like it could work
pretty well. Check it out if you're interested.

http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~tim/programs/xcircuit/

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