Index: trunk/src/layer.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/layer.c	(revision 19185)
+++ trunk/src/layer.c	(revision 19186)
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@
 	return best;
 }
 
-pcb_layer_t *pcb_layer_new_bound(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_type_t type, const char *name)
+pcb_layer_t *pcb_layer_new_bound(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_type_t type, const char *name, const char *purpose)
 {
 	pcb_layer_t *lay = &data->Layer[data->LayerN++];
 
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@
 	lay->is_bound = 1;
 	lay->name = pcb_strdup(name);
 	lay->meta.bound.type = type;
+	lay->meta.bound.purpose = purpose;
 	lay->parent.data = data;
 	lay->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_DATA;
 	lay->type = PCB_OBJ_LAYER;
Index: trunk/src/layer.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/layer.h	(revision 19185)
+++ trunk/src/layer.h	(revision 19186)
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 pcb_layer_t *pcb_layer_resolve_binding(pcb_board_t *pcb, pcb_layer_t *src);
 
 /* Allocate a new bound layer within data, set it up, but do not do the binding */
-pcb_layer_t *pcb_layer_new_bound(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_type_t type, const char *name);
+pcb_layer_t *pcb_layer_new_bound(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_type_t type, const char *name, const char *purpose);
 
 /* Calculate a hash of a bound layer (ingoring its name) */
 unsigned int pcb_layer_hash_bound(pcb_layer_t *ly, pcb_bool smirror);
Index: trunk/src/obj_subc.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 19185)
+++ trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 19186)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (sc->aux_layer == NULL)
-		sc->aux_layer = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_VIRTUAL | PCB_LYT_NOEXPORT | PCB_LYT_MISC | PCB_LYT_TOP, SUBC_AUX_NAME);
+		sc->aux_layer = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_VIRTUAL | PCB_LYT_NOEXPORT | PCB_LYT_MISC | PCB_LYT_TOP, SUBC_AUX_NAME, NULL);
 }
 
 /* Looking up aux objects for determining orientation/origin of a subc
@@ -511,17 +511,17 @@
 	{
 		if (top_pads > 0) {
 			if (dst_top_paste == NULL)
-				dst_top_paste = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_TOP | PCB_LYT_PASTE, "top paste");
+				dst_top_paste = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_TOP | PCB_LYT_PASTE, "top paste", NULL);
 			if (dst_top_mask == NULL) {
-				dst_top_mask = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_TOP | PCB_LYT_MASK, "top mask");
+				dst_top_mask = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_TOP | PCB_LYT_MASK, "top mask", NULL);
 				dst_top_mask->comb = PCB_LYC_SUB;
 			}
 		}
 		if (bottom_pads > 0) {
 			if (dst_bottom_paste == NULL)
-				dst_bottom_paste = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_BOTTOM | PCB_LYT_PASTE, "bottom paste");
+				dst_bottom_paste = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_BOTTOM | PCB_LYT_PASTE, "bottom paste", NULL);
 			if (dst_bottom_mask == NULL) {
-				dst_bottom_mask = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_BOTTOM | PCB_LYT_MASK, "bottom mask");
+				dst_bottom_mask = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_BOTTOM | PCB_LYT_MASK, "bottom mask", NULL);
 				dst_bottom_mask->comb = PCB_LYC_SUB;
 			}
 		}
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
 	pcb_attribute_put(&sc->Attributes, "refdes", "U0");
 	if (!has_refdes_text) {
 		if (dst_top_silk == NULL)
-			dst_top_silk = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_TOP | PCB_LYT_SILK, "top-silk");
+			dst_top_silk = pcb_layer_new_bound(sc->data, PCB_LYT_TOP | PCB_LYT_SILK, "top-silk", NULL);
 		if (dst_top_silk != NULL)
 			pcb_text_new(dst_top_silk, pcb_font(PCB, 0, 0), buffer->X, buffer->Y, 0, 100, "%a.parent.refdes%", pcb_flag_make(PCB_FLAG_DYNTEXT | PCB_FLAG_FLOATER));
 		else
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_kicad/read.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_kicad/read.c	(revision 19185)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_kicad/read.c	(revision 19186)
@@ -1115,9 +1115,7 @@
 	}
 	else {
 		/* registering a new layer in buffer */
-#warning layer TODO:
-/*		pcb_layer_t *ly = pcb_layer_new_bound(st->fp_data, mask, kicad_name, -1, purpose);*/
-		pcb_layer_t *ly = pcb_layer_new_bound(st->fp_data, mask, kicad_name);
+		pcb_layer_t *ly = pcb_layer_new_bound(st->fp_data, mask, kicad_name, purpose);
 		id = ly - st->fp_data->Layer;
 	}
 	htsi_set(&st->layer_k2i, pcb_strdup(kicad_name), id);