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On Tue, 6 Jun 2017, John Griessen (john AT ecosensory DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:

> On 06/06/2017 09:06 AM, Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via 
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>> The recent stable 1.2.3 release of pcb-rnd and current svn development
>> version of pcb-rnd include the ability to use PCB layout files as
>> libraries which can serve as a source of footprint elements for
>> insertion into new layouts or designs.
>
> Erich,
>
> Does that mean default .pcb files, not special ones with embedded mode?
> Sounds good for reuse, and good for version control too.

Yes, this means any board file you can open: lihata board, gEDA .pcb, 
kicad, etc. If you can open it as a board in pcb-rnd, that automatically 
means you can use it as a footprint lib.

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