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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:40:48 -0700
From: Colin D Bennett <colin AT gibibit DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb footprint update hack
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On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:22:43 -0400
DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> > 1. Rename the old footprint file to a different name:
> 
> It's a lot safer to rename the footprint in the *.pcb, then you
> don't have to change a possibly-shared library.  This way also
> means you import only once.

Good idea, that is simpler and better.

Regards,
Colin

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