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explain PARTS_LIST vs. a read only LIBRARY based on a another schematic's parts list

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Dick Hollenbeck 2010-10-13 01:31:33 -05:00
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@ -437,8 +437,12 @@ public:
* saves the part to non-volatile storage. @a aPartName may have the revision
* portion present. If it is not present, and a overwrite of an existing
* part is done, then all parts that inherit it must be reparsed.
* This is why most library sources are read only. An exception is the parts
* list, which is in the the schematic being edited.
* This is why most library sources are read only. An exception is the PARTS_LIST,
* not to be confused with a LIBRARY based on a parts list in another schematic.
* The PARTS_LIST is in the the schematic being edited and is by definition the
* last to inherit, so editing in the current schematic's PARTS_LIST should be harmless.
* There can be some self referential issues that mean all the parts in the PARTS_LIST
* have to reparsed.
*/
virtual void WritePart( PART* aPart ) throw ( IO_ERROR ) = 0;