Index: trunk/pcblib-param/common.awk
===================================================================
--- trunk/pcblib-param/common.awk	(revision 260)
+++ trunk/pcblib-param/common.awk	(revision 261)
@@ -218,3 +218,14 @@
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+# Assume h is a dimension; if it has an "mm" suffix, convert it from mm,
+# else convert it from mil.
+function parse_dim(h)
+{
+	if (h ~ "mm") {
+		sub("mm", "", h)
+		return mm(h)
+	}
+	return mil(h)
+}
Index: trunk/pcblib-param/connector.awk
===================================================================
--- trunk/pcblib-param/connector.awk	(revision 260)
+++ trunk/pcblib-param/connector.awk	(revision 261)
@@ -5,14 +5,8 @@
 	set_arg(P, "?spacing", 100)
 	set_arg(P, "?silkmark", "square")
 
-	step=P["spacing"]
 
-	if (step ~ "mm") {
-		sub("mm", "", step)
-		step = mm(step)
-	}
-	else
-		step = mil(step)
+	step = parse_dim(P["spacing"])
 
 	if (pin_ringdia > step*0.9)
 		pin_ringdia = step*0.9
Index: trunk/pcblib-param/dip.awk
===================================================================
--- trunk/pcblib-param/dip.awk	(revision 260)
+++ trunk/pcblib-param/dip.awk	(revision 261)
@@ -6,15 +6,8 @@
 	if ((P["n"] < 2) || ((P["n"] % 2) != 0))
 		error("Number of pins have to be an even positive number")
 
-	spacing=P["spacing"]
+	spacing=parse_dim(P["spacing"])
 
-	if (spacing ~ "mm") {
-		sub("mm", "", spacing)
-		spacing = mm(spacing)
-	}
-	else
-		spacing = mil(spacing)
-
 	element_begin(P["n"] "*" P["spacing"] " DIP socket", "U1", P["n"] "*" P["spacing"]    ,0,0, 0, mil(-100))
 
 	half = mil(50)