Index: obj_rat.h
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--- obj_rat.h	(revision 20892)
+++ obj_rat.h	(revision 20893)
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 void pcb_rat_reg(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_rat_t *rat);
 void pcb_rat_unreg(pcb_rat_t *rat);
 
-
-pcb_rat_t *pcb_rat_new(pcb_data_t *Data, pcb_coord_t X1, pcb_coord_t Y1, pcb_coord_t X2, pcb_coord_t Y2, pcb_cardinal_t group1, pcb_cardinal_t group2, pcb_coord_t Thickness, pcb_flag_t Flags);
+/* if id is <= 0, allocate a new id */
+pcb_rat_t *pcb_rat_new(pcb_data_t *Data, long int id, pcb_coord_t X1, pcb_coord_t Y1, pcb_coord_t X2, pcb_coord_t Y2, pcb_cardinal_t group1, pcb_cardinal_t group2, pcb_coord_t Thickness, pcb_flag_t Flags);
 pcb_bool pcb_rats_destroy(pcb_bool selected);
 
 #endif