Index: trunk/src/plug_footprint.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_footprint.c	(revision 32870)
+++ trunk/src/plug_footprint.c	(revision 32871)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 	res = malloc(sizeof(void *) * (len+1));
 
 	for(src = tags, dst = res; *src != NULL; src++, dst++)
-		*dst = rnd_strdup(*src);
+		*dst = *src; /* these are coming from the central hash, it is safe to keep them */
 
 	*dst = NULL;
 	return res;
Index: trunk/src/plug_io.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 32870)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 32871)
@@ -1110,9 +1110,12 @@
 
 void pcb_io_fp_map_free_fields(pcb_plug_fp_map_t *m)
 {
+/*
+	Do NOTE free tag values, they are allocated by the central fp hash
 	long n;
 	for(n = 0; n < m->tags.used; n++)
 		free(m->tags.array[n]);
+*/
 	vts0_uninit(&m->tags);
 	free(m->name);
 	m->name = NULL;