Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_autotrax/io_autotrax.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_autotrax/io_autotrax.c	(revision 27372)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_autotrax/io_autotrax.c	(revision 27373)
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 
 int io_autotrax_fmt(pcb_plug_io_t *ctx, pcb_plug_iot_t typ, int wr, const char *fmt)
 {
+	if (wr && (typ & PCB_IOT_FOOTPRINT)) /* no footprint write */
+		return 0;
+
 	if (strcmp(ctx->description, fmt) == 0)
 		return 200;
 
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_dsn/io_dsn.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_dsn/io_dsn.c	(revision 27372)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_dsn/io_dsn.c	(revision 27373)
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 
 int io_dsn_fmt(pcb_plug_io_t *ctx, pcb_plug_iot_t typ, int wr, const char *fmt)
 {
+	if (wr && (typ & PCB_IOT_FOOTPRINT)) /* no footprint write */
+		return 0;
+
 	if (strcmp(ctx->description, fmt) == 0)
 		return 200;
 
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_eagle/io_eagle.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_eagle/io_eagle.c	(revision 27372)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_eagle/io_eagle.c	(revision 27373)
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 
 int io_eagle_fmt(pcb_plug_io_t *ctx, pcb_plug_iot_t typ, int wr, const char *fmt)
 {
+	if (wr && (typ & PCB_IOT_FOOTPRINT)) /* no footprint write */
+		return 0;
+
 	if (strcmp(ctx->description, fmt) == 0)
 		return 200;
 
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_hyp/io_hyp.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_hyp/io_hyp.c	(revision 27372)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_hyp/io_hyp.c	(revision 27373)
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 
 int io_hyp_fmt(pcb_plug_io_t * ctx, pcb_plug_iot_t typ, int wr, const char *fmt)
 {
+	if (wr && (typ & PCB_IOT_FOOTPRINT)) /* no footprint write */
+		return 0;
+
 	if (strcmp(ctx->description, fmt) == 0)
 		return 200;
 
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_mentor_cell/io_mentor_cell.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_mentor_cell/io_mentor_cell.c	(revision 27372)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_mentor_cell/io_mentor_cell.c	(revision 27373)
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 
 int io_mentor_cell_fmt(pcb_plug_io_t *ctx, pcb_plug_iot_t typ, int wr, const char *fmt)
 {
+	if (wr && (typ & PCB_IOT_FOOTPRINT)) /* no footprint write */
+		return 0;
+
 	if (strcmp(ctx->description, fmt) == 0)
 		return 200;