Index: footprint.c
===================================================================
--- footprint.c	(revision 22508)
+++ footprint.c	(revision 22509)
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
 	return res;
 }
 
-int tedax_parse_1fp(pcb_data_t *data, FILE *fn, char *buff, int buff_size, char *argv[], int argv_size)
+pcb_subc_t *tedax_parse_1fp(pcb_data_t *data, FILE *fn, char *buff, int buff_size, char *argv[], int argv_size)
 {
 	pcb_subc_t *sc = pcb_subc_alloc();
 	pcb_subc_reg(data, sc);
@@ -600,10 +600,10 @@
 
 	if (tedax_parse_1fp_(sc, fn, buff, buff_size, argv, argv_size) != 0) {
 		pcb_subc_free(sc);
-		return -1;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return sc;
 }
 
 
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
 		if (tedax_seek_block(fn, "footprint", "v1", blk_id, silent || (found > 0), line, sizeof(line), argv, sizeof(argv)/sizeof(argv[0])) < 0)
 			break;
 
-		if (tedax_parse_1fp(data, fn, line, sizeof(line), argv, sizeof(argv)/sizeof(argv[0])) < 0)
+		if (tedax_parse_1fp(data, fn, line, sizeof(line), argv, sizeof(argv)/sizeof(argv[0])) == NULL)
 			return -1;
 		found++;
 	} while(multi);
Index: footprint.h
===================================================================
--- footprint.h	(revision 22508)
+++ footprint.h	(revision 22509)
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 int tedax_fp_fsave(pcb_data_t *data, FILE *f);
 int tedax_fp_load(pcb_data_t *data, const char *fn, int multi, const char *blk_id, int silent);
 
-/* parse a single footprint at current file pos */
-int tedax_parse_1fp(pcb_data_t *data, FILE *fn, char *buff, int buff_size, char *argv[], int argv_size);
+/* parse a single footprint at current file pos; returns NULL on error */
+pcb_subc_t *tedax_parse_1fp(pcb_data_t *data, FILE *fn, char *buff, int buff_size, char *argv[], int argv_size);
 
 /* Save a single subc, with footprint header */
 int tedax_fp_fsave_subc(pcb_subc_t *subc, const char *fpname, int lyrecipe, FILE *f);
Index: tboard.c
===================================================================
--- tboard.c	(revision 22508)
+++ tboard.c	(revision 22509)
@@ -497,7 +497,8 @@
 			if (tedax_seek_block(f, "footprint", "v1", NULL, silent, buff, buff_size, argv, argv_size) < 0)
 				break;
 
-			if (tedax_parse_1fp(scdata, f, buff, buff_size, argv, argv_size) < 0)
+			sc = tedax_parse_1fp(scdata, f, buff, buff_size, argv, argv_size);
+			if (sc == NULL)
 				errexit("Failed to parse footprint\n");
 		}
 	}