Index: trunk/scconfig/hooks.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/scconfig/hooks.c	(revision 27876)
+++ trunk/scconfig/hooks.c	(revision 27877)
@@ -253,7 +253,21 @@
 	if ((all_) || force) { \
 		sprintf(buff, "/local/pcb/%s/controls", name); \
 		put(buff, state); \
-	} \
+	}
+#define plugin_header(sect)
+#define plugin_dep(plg, on, hidlib)
+#include "plugins.h"
+}
+
+/* set up /hidlib nodes in the db to indicate which plugins are in the hidlib */
+static void plugin_db_hidlib(void)
+{
+	char buff[1024];
+
+#undef plugin_def
+#undef plugin_header
+#undef plugin_dep
+#define plugin_def(name, desc, default_, all_, hidlib_) \
 	if (hidlib_) { \
 		sprintf(buff, "/local/pcb/%s/hidlib", name); \
 		put(buff, strue); \
@@ -433,6 +447,8 @@
 /****** TODO #21: core depends on this plugin (yes, this is a bug) ******/
 	hook_custom_arg("buildin-lib_compat_help", NULL);
 
+	plugin_db_hidlib();
+
 	require("cc/fpic",  0, 0);
 	host_ansi = get("/host/cc/argstd/ansi");
 	host_ped = get("/host/cc/argstd/pedantic");