Index: trunk/src/sch-rnd/conf_core.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/sch-rnd/conf_core.h	(revision 10228)
+++ trunk/src/sch-rnd/conf_core.h	(revision 10229)
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 			RND_CFT_REAL file_changed_interval;    /* how often to check if the file has changed on the disk (in seconds); 0 or negative means no check at all */
 			RND_CFT_INTEGER backup_interval;       /* time between two backups in seconds; 0 means disabled (no backups) */
 			RND_CFT_LIST library_search_paths;     /* ordered list of paths that are each recursively searched for symbol files */
+			RND_CFT_LIST hlibrary_search_paths;    /* ordered list of paths that are each recursively searched for external hierarchic child sheets */
 
 			RND_CFT_STRING emergency_name;         /* file name template for emergency save anonymous .sch files (when sch-rnd crashes); optional field: first %ld --> pid, second %ld --> sheet uid; must be shorter than 240 characters. Don't do emergency save if this item is empty. */
 			RND_CFT_STRING backup_name;            /* file name template for periodic backup of board files; optional fields (the usual % substitutions work) */
Index: trunk/src/sch-rnd/main_act.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/sch-rnd/main_act.c	(revision 10228)
+++ trunk/src/sch-rnd/main_act.c	(revision 10229)
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
 	}
 	printf("rc/font_dirs                     ="); print_list(&conf_core.rc.font_dirs);
 	printf("rc/library_search_paths          ="); print_list(&conf_core.rc.library_search_paths);
+	printf("rc/hlibrary_search_paths         ="); print_list(&conf_core.rc.hlibrary_search_paths);
 
 	RND_ACT_IRES(0);
 	return 0;
Index: trunk/src/sch-rnd/sch-rnd-conf.lht
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/sch-rnd/sch-rnd-conf.lht	(revision 10228)
+++ trunk/src/sch-rnd/sch-rnd-conf.lht	(revision 10229)
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 				?~/.sch-rnd/symbol/
 				$(rc.path.share)/symbol
 			}
+			li:hlibrary_search_paths = {
+				?../../library/hlibrary
+				?$(rc.path.design)/hlibrary
+				?~/.sch-rnd/hlibrary/
+				$(rc.path.share)/hlibrary
+			}
 			li:default_sheet_file = {
 				{./default-sheet.lht}
 				{$(rc.path.share)/default-sheet.lht}
Index: trunk/src/sch-rnd/sheet.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/sch-rnd/sheet.c	(revision 10228)
+++ trunk/src/sch-rnd/sheet.c	(revision 10229)
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 		/* This works from load only because the conf state is already set up for
 		   the new sheet, even tho librnd's current sheet is not yet set */
 		csch_lib_add_all(sheet, csch_lib_get_master("symbol", 1), &conf_core.rc.library_search_paths, 0);
+		csch_lib_add_all(sheet, csch_lib_get_master("hlibrary", 1), &conf_core.rc.hlibrary_search_paths, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (sheet->is_symbol)