Index: trunk/src/layer_grp.c
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--- trunk/src/layer_grp.c	(revision 26907)
+++ trunk/src/layer_grp.c	(revision 26908)
@@ -989,7 +989,8 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "Failed to create layer from recipe %s\n", ly->name);
+		if (!((ly->meta.bound.type & PCB_LYT_DOC) || (ly->meta.bound.type & PCB_LYT_MECH))) /* doc layers are created later */
+			pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "Failed to create layer from recipe %s\n", ly->name);
 	}
 
 	if (want_intern > existing_intern) {