Index: scconfig/hooks.c
===================================================================
--- scconfig/hooks.c	(revision 1041)
+++ scconfig/hooks.c	(revision 1042)
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 	{"plugin-gpmi",       "/local/pcb/gpmi/buildin",      arg_false,     "$the gpmi plugin is dynamic loadable"},
 	{"disable-toporouter","/local/pcb/toporouter/enable", arg_false,     "$do not compile the toporouter"},
 
+	{"disable-autorouter", "/local/pcb/autorouter/enable",   arg_false,     "$do not compile the autorouter"},
+	{"buildin-autorouter", "/local/pcb/autorouter/buildin",  arg_true,      "$static link the autorouter plugin into the executable"},
+	{"plugin-autorouter",  "/local/pcb/autorouter/buildin",  arg_false,     "$the autorouter plugin is dynamic loadable"},
+
 	{NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -94,13 +98,19 @@
 {
 	db_mkdir("/local");
 	db_mkdir("/local/pcb");
-	db_mkdir("/local/pcb/gpmi");
-	db_mkdir("/local/pcb/toporouter");
 
 	/* DEFAULTS */
+	db_mkdir("/local/pcb/gpmi");
 	put("/local/pcb/gpmi/buildin", strue);
 	put("/local/prefix", "/usr/local");
+
+	db_mkdir("/local/pcb/toporouter");
 	put("/local/pcb/toporouter/enable", strue);
+
+	db_mkdir("/local/pcb/autorouter");
+	put("/local/pcb/autorouter/enable", strue);
+	put("/local/pcb/autorouter/buildin", strue);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -287,6 +297,7 @@
 	else
 		printf("disabled\n");
 
+/* special case because the "presents" node */
 	printf("Scripting via GPMI: ");
 	if (node_istrue("libs/script/gpmi/presents")) {
 		printf("yes ");
@@ -298,7 +309,18 @@
 	else
 		printf("no\n");
 
+	printf("Autorouter: ");
+	if (node_istrue("/local/pcb/autorouter/enable")) {
+		printf("yes ");
+		if (node_istrue("/local/pcb/autorouter/buildin"))
+			printf("(buildin)\n");
+		else
+			printf("(plugin)\n");
+	}
+	else
+		printf("no\n");
 
+
 	if (manual_config)
 		printf("\n\n * NOTE: you may want to edit config.manual.h (user preferences) *\n");
 	}
Index: src_plugins/autoroute/Makefile.mod
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/autoroute/Makefile.mod	(revision 1041)
+++ src_plugins/autoroute/Makefile.mod	(revision 1042)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-append /local/pcb/autorouter/enabled {}
+append /local/pcb/autorouter/enable {}
 append /local/pcb/autorouter/buildin {}
 
-if /local/pcb/autorouter/enabled then
+if /local/pcb/autorouter/enable then
 if /local/pcb/autorouter/buildin then
 append /local/pcb/OBJS            [@ ${PLUGDIR}/autoroute/autoroute.o ${PLUGDIR}/autoroute/action.o @]
 append /local/pcb/ACTION_REG_SRC  [@ ${PLUGDIR}/autoroute/action.c @]