Index: trunk/src/obj_subc.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 28829)
+++ trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 28830)
@@ -99,8 +99,17 @@
 		if (inv != NULL)
 			pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "Invalid character '%c' in subc refdes '%s'\n", *inv, sc->refdes);
 	}
-	else if (strcmp(name, "extobj") == 0) {
-		sc->extobj = value;
+	else if (strncmp(name, "extobj", 6) == 0) {
+		const char *arg = name+6;
+		if (*arg != '\0') {
+			if ((arg[0] == ':') && (arg[1] == ':')) {
+				arg += 2;
+				if (strcmp(arg, "role") == 0)
+					sc->extobj_role = value;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+			sc->extobj = value;
 	}
 	pcb_text_dyn_bbox_update(sc->data);
 }
Index: trunk/src/obj_subc.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_subc.h	(revision 28829)
+++ trunk/src/obj_subc.h	(revision 28830)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 struct pcb_subc_s {
 	PCB_ANY_PRIMITIVE_FIELDS;
-	const char *extobj;
+	const char *extobj, *extobj_role;
 	int extobj_idx;
 	void *extobj_data; /* the extobj implementation may store decoded data here */
 	minuid_bin_t uid;