Index: Plug.tmpasm
===================================================================
--- Plug.tmpasm	(revision 32393)
+++ Plug.tmpasm	(revision 32394)
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 put /local/pcb/mod {ar_extern}
 put /local/pcb/mod/MENUFILE {ar_extern-menu.lht}
 put /local/pcb/mod/MENUVAR {ar_extern_menu}
+put /local/pcb/mod/CONF {$(PLUGDIR)/ar_extern/ar_extern_conf.h}
+put /local/pcb/mod/CONFFILE {ar_extern.conf}
+put /local/pcb/mod/CONFVAR {ar_extern_conf_internal}
 put /local/pcb/mod/OBJS [@
 	$(PLUGDIR)/ar_extern/ar_extern.o
 @]
Index: ar_extern.c
===================================================================
--- ar_extern.c	(revision 32393)
+++ ar_extern.c	(revision 32394)
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@
 #include "obj_pstk_inlines.h"
 #include "src_plugins/lib_compat_help/pstk_compat.h"
 #include "src_plugins/lib_netmap/netmap.h"
+#include "ar_extern_conf.h"
 
+#define AR_EXTERN_CONF_FN "ar_extern.conf"
+conf_ar_extern_t conf_ar_extern;
+
 static const char *extern_cookie = "extern autorouter plugin";
 
+#include "conf_internal.c"
 #include "menu_internal.c"
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -235,6 +240,8 @@
 void pplg_uninit_ar_extern(void)
 {
 	extroute_free_conf();
+	rnd_conf_unreg_file(AR_EXTERN_CONF_FN, ar_extern_conf_internal);
+	rnd_conf_unreg_fields("plugins/ar_extern/");
 	rnd_remove_actions_by_cookie(extern_cookie);
 	rnd_hid_menu_unload(rnd_gui, extern_cookie);
 }
@@ -246,6 +253,12 @@
 
 	RND_REGISTER_ACTIONS(extern_action_list, extern_cookie)
 
+	rnd_conf_reg_file(AR_EXTERN_CONF_FN, ar_extern_conf_internal);
+
+#define conf_reg(field,isarray,type_name,cpath,cname,desc,flags) \
+	rnd_conf_reg_field(conf_ar_extern, field,isarray,type_name,cpath,cname,desc,flags);
+#include "ar_extern_conf_fields.h"
+
 	rnd_hid_menu_load(rnd_gui, NULL, extern_cookie, 100, NULL, 0, ar_extern_menu, "plugin: ar_extern");
 
 	return 0;
Index: ar_extern.conf
===================================================================
--- ar_extern.conf	(nonexistent)
+++ ar_extern.conf	(revision 32394)
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+li:pcb-rnd-conf-v1 {
+	ha:overwrite {
+		ha:plugins {
+			ha:ar_extern {
+				ha:route_rnd {
+					exe = route-rnd
+					debug = 0
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
Index: ar_extern_conf.h
===================================================================
--- ar_extern_conf.h	(nonexistent)
+++ ar_extern_conf.h	(revision 32394)
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef PCB_VENDOR_CONF_H
+#define PCB_VENDOR_CONF_H
+
+#include <librnd/core/conf.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+	const struct {
+		const struct {
+			const struct route_rnd {
+				RND_CFT_STRING exe;
+				RND_CFT_BOOLEAN debug;
+			} route_rnd;
+		} ar_extern;
+	} plugins;
+} conf_ar_extern_t;
+
+#endif
Index: e_route-rnd.c
===================================================================
--- e_route-rnd.c	(revision 32393)
+++ e_route-rnd.c	(revision 32394)
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
  */
 
 TODO("this should be in config")
-static const char *exe = "route-rnd";
-static int debug = 0;
 
 static int rtrnd_route(pcb_board_t *pcb, ext_route_scope_t scope, const char *method, int argc, fgw_arg_t *argv)
 {
@@ -60,9 +58,9 @@
 
 	/* run the router */
 	if (method != NULL)
-		cmd = rnd_strdup_printf("%s '%s' -m '%s' -o '%s'", exe, route_req, method, route_res);
+		cmd = rnd_strdup_printf("%s '%s' -m '%s' -o '%s'", conf_ar_extern.plugins.ar_extern.route_rnd.exe, route_req, method, route_res);
 	else
-		cmd = rnd_strdup_printf("%s '%s' -o '%s'", exe, route_req, route_res);
+		cmd = rnd_strdup_printf("%s '%s' -o '%s'", conf_ar_extern.plugins.ar_extern.route_rnd.exe, route_req, route_res);
 	r = rnd_system(hl, cmd);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "route-rnd: failed to execute the router: '%s'\n", cmd);
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@
 	rv = 0; /* success! */
 
 	exit:;
-	if (!debug) {
+	if (!conf_ar_extern.plugins.ar_extern.route_rnd.debug) {
 		rnd_unlink(hl, route_req);
 		rnd_unlink(hl, route_res);
 	}
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@
 	FILE *f;
 	char *cmd, line[1024];
 
-	cmd = rnd_strdup_printf("%s -M", exe);
+	cmd = rnd_strdup_printf("%s -M", conf_ar_extern.plugins.ar_extern.route_rnd.exe);
 	f = rnd_popen(hl, cmd, "r");
 	free(cmd);
 	if (f == NULL)
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@
 	fgw_arg_t argv[3];
 	rnd_export_opt_t *rv = NULL;
 
-	cmd = rnd_strdup_printf("%s -l -m '%s' > '%s'", exe, method, route_lst);
+	cmd = rnd_strdup_printf("%s -l -m '%s' > '%s'", conf_ar_extern.plugins.ar_extern.route_rnd.exe, method, route_lst);
 	r = rnd_system(hl, cmd);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "route-rnd: failed to execute the router: '%s'\n", cmd);
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@
 	rv = res.val.ptr_void; /* success! */
 
 	exit:;
-	if (!debug)
+	if (!conf_ar_extern.plugins.ar_extern.route_rnd.debug)
 		rnd_unlink(hl, route_lst);
 	return rv;
 }