Index: trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query.c	(revision 30188)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query.c	(revision 30189)
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@
 	pcb_conf_listitem_t *i;
 	long cnt = 0, disable;
 
+	if (conf_drc_query.plugins.drc_query.disable)
+		return;
+
 	pcb_conflist_foreach(&conf_drc_query.plugins.drc_query.rules, &it, i) {
 		lht_node_t *rule = i->prop.src;
 		if (rule->type != LHT_HASH) {
Index: trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query.conf
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query.conf	(revision 30188)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query.conf	(revision 30189)
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	ha:overwrite {
 		ha:plugins {
 			ha:drc_query {
+				disable=0
 				li:rules {
 
 					ha:hole_dia {
Index: trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query_conf.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query_conf.h	(revision 30188)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/drc_query/drc_query_conf.h	(revision 30189)
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 typedef struct {
 	const struct {
 		const struct {
+			CFT_BOOLEAN disable;        /* disable the whole engine */
 			CFT_HLIST rules;         /* inline rules */
 		} drc_query;
 	} plugins;