Index: trunk/src/plug_io.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 30826)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 30827)
@@ -1037,7 +1037,41 @@
 	return res;
 }
 
+void pcb_io_fp_map_append(pcb_plug_fp_map_t **tail, pcb_plug_fp_map_t *head, const char *filename, const char *fpname)
+{
+	pcb_plug_fp_map_t *m;
 
+	switch(head->type) {
+		case PCB_FP_INVALID: /* first append */
+			(*tail)->type = PCB_FP_FILE;
+			(*tail)->name = pcb_strdup(fpname);
+			break;
+		case PCB_FP_FILE: /* second append */
+			/* clone the existing head */
+			m = calloc(sizeof(pcb_plug_fp_map_t), 1);
+			m->type = PCB_FP_FILE;
+			m->libtype = PCB_LIB_FOOTPRINT;
+			m->name = head->name;
+
+			head->type = PCB_FP_DIR;
+			head->libtype = PCB_LIB_DIR;
+			head->name = pcb_strdup(filename);
+			head->next = m;
+
+			*tail = m;
+			/* fall through adding the second */
+		case PCB_FP_DIR: /* third append */
+			m = calloc(sizeof(pcb_plug_fp_map_t), 1);
+			m->type = PCB_FP_FILE;
+			m->libtype = PCB_LIB_FOOTPRINT;
+			m->name = pcb_strdup(fpname);
+			
+			(*tail)->next = m;
+			*tail = m;
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
 void pcb_io_uninit(void)
 {
 	pcb_view_list_free_fields(&pcb_io_incompat_lst);
Index: trunk/src/plug_io.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 30826)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 30827)
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@
 /* map a footprint file: always returns head with 0 or 1 or more mapping results */
 pcb_plug_fp_map_t *pcb_io_map_footprint_file(pcb_hidlib_t *hl, const char *fn, pcb_plug_fp_map_t *head, int need_tags);
 
+/* Append a file name to the footprint map at tail; the first item is appended
+   assuming there would be only one footprint in the file; from the second item
+   the head item is converted into a footprint library */
+void pcb_io_fp_map_append(pcb_plug_fp_map_t **tail, pcb_plug_fp_map_t *head, const char *filename, const char *fpname);
+
+
 /********** common function used to be part of file.[ch] and friends **********/
 int pcb_save_pcb(const char *, const char *fmt);
 #define PCB_INHIBIT_BOARD_CHANGED 0x20
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_bxl/read.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_bxl/read.c	(revision 30826)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_bxl/read.c	(revision 30827)
@@ -810,45 +810,6 @@
 	return io_bxl_test_parse2(NULL, ctx, typ, filename, f, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Append a file name to the footprint map at tail; the first item is appended
-   assuming there would be only one footprint in the file; from the second item
-   the head item is converted into a footprint library */
-void pcb_io_fp_map_append(pcb_plug_fp_map_t **tail, pcb_plug_fp_map_t *head, const char *filename, const char *fpname)
-{
-	pcb_plug_fp_map_t *m;
-
-	switch(head->type) {
-		case PCB_FP_INVALID: /* first append */
-			(*tail)->type = PCB_FP_FILE;
-			(*tail)->name = pcb_strdup(fpname);
-			break;
-		case PCB_FP_FILE: /* second append */
-			/* clone the existing head */
-			m = calloc(sizeof(pcb_plug_fp_map_t), 1);
-			m->type = PCB_FP_FILE;
-			m->libtype = PCB_LIB_FOOTPRINT;
-			m->name = head->name;
-
-			head->type = PCB_FP_DIR;
-			head->libtype = PCB_LIB_DIR;
-			head->name = pcb_strdup(filename);
-			head->next = m;
-
-			*tail = m;
-			/* fall through adding the second */
-		case PCB_FP_DIR: /* third append */
-			m = calloc(sizeof(pcb_plug_fp_map_t), 1);
-			m->type = PCB_FP_FILE;
-			m->libtype = PCB_LIB_FOOTPRINT;
-			m->name = pcb_strdup(fpname);
-			
-			(*tail)->next = m;
-			*tail = m;
-			break;
-	}
-}
-
-
 typedef struct {
 	int has_fp;
 	const char *fn;