Index: trunk/src/obj_term.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_term.c	(revision 11007)
+++ trunk/src/obj_term.c	(revision 11008)
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@
 	if ((subc = pcb_subc_by_name(data, subc_name)) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_NONETLIST, subc))
+		return NULL;
+
 	/* search for global objects: via */
 	if (lyt & (PCB_LYT_COPPER | PCB_LYT_MASK | PCB_LYT_OUTLINE)) {
 		PCB_VIA_LOOP(subc->data) {
Index: trunk/src/obj_term.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_term.h	(revision 11007)
+++ trunk/src/obj_term.h	(revision 11008)
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
 pcb_term_err_t pcb_term_undoable_rename(pcb_board_t *pcb, pcb_any_obj_t *obj, const char *new_name);
 
 /* Look up subc_name/term_name on layers matching lyt. Returns the object
-   or NULL if not found. If the *out parameters are non-NULL, load them */
+   or NULL if not found. If the *out parameters are non-NULL, load them.
+   Ignores subcircuits marked as nonetlist even if explicitly named. */
 pcb_any_obj_t *pcb_term_find_name(pcb_board_t *pcb, pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_type_t lyt, const char *subc_name, const char *term_name, pcb_bool same, pcb_subc_t **parent_out, pcb_layergrp_id_t *gid_out);
 
 #endif
Index: trunk/src/rats.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/rats.c	(revision 11007)
+++ trunk/src/rats.c	(revision 11008)
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@
 
 static void **find_shorts_in_subc(pcb_subc_t *subc_in, vtptr_t *generic, pcb_lib_menu_t *theNet, void **menu, pcb_bool *warn)
 {
-#warning subc TODO: check for nonetlist; ignore subc if found
+	if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_NONETLIST, subc_in))
+		return menu;
+
 	PCB_VIA_LOOP(subc_in->data);
 	{
 		if (via->term == NULL)