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Date:	Mon, 3 Mar 2014 13:52:26 -0500
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From:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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	(message from Rob Butts on Mon, 3 Mar 2014 13:49:29 -0500)
Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Update a footprint in PCB without replacing parts?
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If you rename the footprint name in pcb, and File->Import, it reloads
the footprints from the library (assuming you've updated the library
files, and restarted pcb).

So, if you have a "DIP24" footprint, change that to (for example)
"DIP24.old" (search and replace in a text editor is easiest) and PCB
thinks it needs to replace the footprint.

If you're still using gsch2pcb, time to switch to pcb's File->Import

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