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	(message from Edward Comer on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:36:51 -0700 (PDT))
Subject: Re: [geda-user] Odd Shape Board Outline - HOW?
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> Now - how do I get the outline in the .pcb created by pstoedit into
> my real board created by gsch2pcb from my schematic? I tried trying
> to convert the outline.ocb into a footprint but that failed because
> there are no pins or pads.

Amusingly enough, the easiest way is to use a text editor to
cut-n-paste the relevent stuff from the outline.pcb to the right layer
in your *.pcb.