Because the *.dch and *.dip files are binary (rather than XML or JSON or something like that), they can't be easily diffed for determining what's changed.
Currently what we do is to export the schematics and layouts to images, and then diff the images. That's error-prone and tedious to do manually.
Is it possible to automate this process via command line?
We use the Mac version of DipTrace which is run through Wine, so I'm not sure whether the system's built-in UI-automation tools would work.
Ideally I'd be able to do something like:
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diptrace Foo.sch -export Foo.bmp
Any ideas on how to do this without all the manual work?
Thanks,
Robert