Index: read.c
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--- read.c	(revision 28703)
+++ read.c	(revision 28704)
@@ -897,12 +897,12 @@
 	pcb_coord_t x, y, dx, dy;
 	pcb_pstk_t *ps;
 	pcb_subc_t *subc = obj;
-	const char *name;
-TODO("{smdsides} do not ignore ln")
+	const char *name, *srot;
+TODO("{smdsides} do not ignore ln, need a new {smdrot} example too, on the bottom side")
 	eagle_layerid_t ln = eagle_get_attrl(st, subtree, "layer", -1);
 	long roundness = 0;
 	pcb_coord_t clr;
-	int rot, onbottom = 0;
+	int rot = 0, onbottom = 0;
 
 	assert(type == IN_SUBC);
 
@@ -911,7 +911,9 @@
 	y = eagle_get_attrc(st, subtree, "y", 0);
 	dx = eagle_get_attrc(st, subtree, "dx", 0);
 	dy = eagle_get_attrc(st, subtree, "dy", 0);
-	rot = eagle_rot2degrees(eagle_get_attrs(st, subtree, "rot", 0));
+	srot = eagle_get_attrs(st, subtree, "rot", NULL);
+	if (srot != NULL)
+		rot = eagle_rot2degrees(srot);
 	roundness = eagle_get_attrl(st, subtree, "roundness", 0);
 
 TODO("{thermal} need to load thermals flags to set clearance; may in fact be more contactref related.")