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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

I just committed a patch (r5718) from Dick that should greatly simplify
the process of footprint assignment using cvpcb.  This patch does away
with using the intermediate *.cmp file and directly updates the s-expr
netlist via kiway express messaging.  This means there is no more stand
alone executable of cvpcb.  This also means that you will have to use
the s-expr netlist when importing in pcbnew.  If you do not normally
back import the footprint assignments from the *.cmp file into eeschema,
you will have to do this before your run cvpcb because the s-expr
netlist will not contain the footprint assignments until you do this.
This patch will eliminate one more unnecessary step when assigning
footprints and streamline the process.  I still need to fix the save
tooltip in the cvpcb toolbar since the *.cmp file does not get saved.  I
also need to remove the read footprints from *.cmp file in the pcbnew
import netlist dialog since the *.cmp can no longer be generated by
cvpcb.  Going forward, the *.cmp file will only be useful for back
importing from pcbnew to eeschema.  At some point in the future, even
that will go away.j  Please test this and let me know if you find any
issues.

Cheers,

Wayne