asciilifeform: phf: i could easily write proggy that eats a binturd and produces a vdiff-harmless shell script that, when executed, disgorges same. but the IDEA, yes, bothers me
asciilifeform: of course there is also the massive xml turd that the closed-source CAD shat out !
asciilifeform: phf: understand that the schematic as represented in the png is what ended up as the board. whereas if i were to redraw it by hand, that is an additional PROMISE
asciilifeform: what will your vdiff do when it sees a '+++ foo' ?
asciilifeform: adlai: how does that fix the 'magic string' problem ?
asciilifeform: phf: if you want to suggest a solution that doesn't reduce to my a) or b) or any c) that delays shipment for month+, i'm all ears.
asciilifeform: adlai: this is a) correct and b) unsolvable in the general case afaik.
asciilifeform: phf: fact is, they are not born in that form, and can only be converted to it by hand, with the attendant errors and weeks of necessary double, triple, dodecuple check
asciilifeform: phf: fact is, the schematics are a) human readable b) essential to the device c) not ascii
asciilifeform: lel mircea_popescu shows up just when i was about to switch on my robotic autopopescu, to say 'stop trying to deedbot nonhumancomestibles!'
asciilifeform: btw for folx who are thick as a brick i will point out, that i SPECIFICALLY DO NOT WANT vdiff's '---' turned by idiot koch liquishit into '- ---'☟︎
asciilifeform: my current understanding is 'no, and never'
