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(...) I mentioned in my other (long) post that I don't think that MPD files should be required to have a .mpd extension. However, I'd like to add more here in answer to your specific question. I could be wrong, but I'm almost positive that it is (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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As you have pointed out, the spec is indeed ambiguous. Consequently, there's probably no correct answer as to how things should work. However, I can tell you what I do in LDView, so that you have an idea of how at least one MPD-compatible program (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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Thanks Tim and Steve, I think I will go with Steve's advise to let only the main part in the mpd see the other parts in the mpd. This will give a much cleaner recursive approach, in which I can easily support sub mpd's. Further more I think I will (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Tim pointed you at the actual MPD spec. You may notice that is is vague on a lot of points -- it basically leaves it up to the program authors. My comments below are what makes sense to me, thinking as someone who might create complex MPDs. (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) My apologies. I just looked there more closely and it doesn't seem to answer anything. To answer what I'm fairly sure of (but far from certain): I think that the correct lookup order is internal, ., [MODELS], [PARTS] Yes MPD files must have (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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