Index: autoplace.c
===================================================================
--- autoplace.c	(revision 13855)
+++ autoplace.c	(revision 13856)
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@
 	pcb_netlist_t *Nets;
 	vtp0_t Selected;
 	PerturbationType pt;
-	double C0, T0;
+	double C00, C0, T0;
 	pcb_bool changed = pcb_false;
 
 	vtp0_init(&Selected);
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@
 		const double Tx = PCB_MIL_TO_COORD(300), P = 0.95;
 		double Cs = 0.0;
 		int i;
-		C0 = ComputeCost(Nets, Tx, Tx);
+		C00 = C0 = ComputeCost(Nets, Tx, Tx);
 		for (i = 0; i < TRIALS; i++) {
 			pt = createPerturbation(&Selected, PCB_INCH_TO_COORD(1));
 			doPerturb(&pt, pcb_false);
@@ -974,6 +974,10 @@
 			if (good_moves >= good_move_cutoff || moves >= move_cutoff) {
 				printf("END OF STAGE: COST %.0f\t" "GOOD_MOVES %d\tMOVES %d\t" "T: %.1f\n", C0, good_moves, moves, T);
 				pcb_draw();
+				if ((pcb_gui != NULL) && (pcb_gui->progress != NULL)) {
+					if (pcb_gui->progress(C00-T, C00, "Optimizing the placement..."))
+						break;
+				}
 				/* is this the end? */
 				if (T < 5 || good_moves < moves / CostParameter.good_ratio)
 					break;
@@ -987,6 +991,8 @@
 		changed = (steps > 0);
 	}
 done:
+	if ((pcb_gui != NULL) && (pcb_gui->progress != NULL))
+		pcb_gui->progress(0, 0, NULL);
 	if (changed) {
 		pcb_rats_destroy(pcb_false);
 		pcb_rat_add_all(pcb_false, NULL);