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[Jon Evans <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

My implementation of GAL into GerbView is far enough along that I would
like people who use GerbView a lot (and have some time) to try building it
and running it.

http://i.imgur.com/W6afbRu.jpg

You can get the code here:
https://github.com/craftyjon/kicad.git branch: gerbview_gal

The following things are still missing and will be implemented before I
consider it ready to merge:

- Selection of items
- Highlighting of items (nets, etc)
- A few edge case painting branches (need your help here with test
material!)
- Some improvements to transparency and a new "diff" display mode that I'm
working on
- DCODE display is currently not done in a good way
- A number of code refactorings should happen under the hood before merge.

I need help now in looking for rendering issues with certain Gerber files.
So far, the files I've tried work fine.  If you have a Gerber file that
throws an ASSERT or displays differently in GAL than it does in legacy,
please let me know, and send me the file if possible!

Thanks,
Jon