Index: trunk/src/plug_footprint.c
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--- trunk/src/plug_footprint.c	(revision 16356)
+++ trunk/src/plug_footprint.c	(revision 16357)
@@ -114,7 +114,24 @@
 FILE *pcb_fp_fopen(const char *path, const char *name, pcb_fp_fopen_ctx_t *fctx)
 {
 	FILE *res = NULL;
-	PCB_HOOK_CALL(pcb_plug_fp_t, pcb_plug_fp_chain, fp_fopen, res, != NULL, (self, path, name, fctx));
+	if (strchr(path, ':') != NULL)  {
+		char *tmp, *next, *curr;
+
+		curr = tmp = pcb_strdup(path);
+		while((res == NULL) && (curr != NULL)) {
+			next = strchr(curr, ':');
+			if (next != NULL) {
+				*next= '\0';
+				next++;
+			}
+
+			PCB_HOOK_CALL(pcb_plug_fp_t, pcb_plug_fp_chain, fp_fopen, res, != NULL, (self, curr, name, fctx));
+			curr = next;
+		}
+		free(tmp);
+	}
+	else
+		PCB_HOOK_CALL(pcb_plug_fp_t, pcb_plug_fp_chain, fp_fopen, res, != NULL, (self, path, name, fctx));
 	return res;
 }