Index: trunk/src_plugins/vendordrill/vendor.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/vendordrill/vendor.c	(revision 34056)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/vendordrill/vendor.c	(revision 34057)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 	const char *fname = NULL, *spure = NULL;
 	static char *default_file = NULL;
 	const char *sval;
-	int pure = 0;
+	int pure = 0, warn_drc = 0;
 	lht_doc_t *doc;
 	lht_node_t *drlres;
 	rnd_bool free_fname = rnd_false;
@@ -314,12 +314,13 @@
 	if (sval != NULL) {
 		load_meta_coord("design/bloat", floor(sf * atof(sval) + 0.5));
 		rnd_message(RND_MSG_INFO, "Set DRC minimum copper spacing to %ml mils\n", conf_core.design.bloat);
+		warn_drc = 1;
 	}
 
 	sval = rnd_hid_cfg_text_value(doc, "/drc/copper_overlap");
 	if (sval != NULL) {
 		load_meta_coord("design/shrink", floor(sf * atof(sval) + 0.5));
-		rnd_message(RND_MSG_INFO, "Set DRC minimum copper overlap to %ml mils\n", conf_core.design.shrink);
+		rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "drc/copper_overlap is not supported anymore, please use the new DRC instead\n");
 	}
 
 	sval = rnd_hid_cfg_text_value(doc, "/drc/copper_width");
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@
 	if (sval != NULL) {
 		load_meta_coord("design/min_wid", floor(sf * atof(sval) + 0.5));
 		rnd_message(RND_MSG_INFO, "Set DRC minimum copper spacing to %ml mils\n", conf_core.design.min_wid);
+		warn_drc = 1;
 	}
 
 	sval = rnd_hid_cfg_text_value(doc, "/drc/silk_width");
@@ -332,23 +334,27 @@
 	if (sval != NULL) {
 		load_meta_coord("design/min_slk", floor(sf * atof(sval) + 0.5));
 		rnd_message(RND_MSG_INFO, "Set DRC minimum silk width to %ml mils\n", conf_core.design.min_slk);
+		warn_drc = 1;
 	}
 
 	sval = rnd_hid_cfg_text_value(doc, "/drc/min_drill");
 	if (sval != NULL) {
 		load_meta_coord("design/min_drill", floor(sf * atof(sval) + 0.5));
-		rnd_message(RND_MSG_INFO, "Set DRC minimum drill diameter to %ml mils\n", conf_core.design.min_drill);
+		rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "drc/min_drill is not supported anymore, please use the new DRC instead\n");
 	}
 
 	sval = rnd_hid_cfg_text_value(doc, "/drc/min_ring");
 	if (sval != NULL) {
 		load_meta_coord("design/min_ring", floor(sf * atof(sval) + 0.5));
-		rnd_message(RND_MSG_INFO, "Set DRC minimum annular ring to %ml mils\n", conf_core.design.min_ring);
+		rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "drc/min_ring is not supported anymore, please use the new DRC instead\n");
 	}
 
 	rnd_message(RND_MSG_INFO, "Loaded %d vendor drills from %s\n", n_vendor_drills, fname);
 	rnd_message(RND_MSG_INFO, "Loaded %ld skips for %d different attributes\n", num_skips, skips.used);
 
+	if (warn_drc)
+		rnd_message(RND_MSG_WARNING, "Vendordrill: %s contains a drc subtree. Please use the new DRC instead. This feature is going to be removed.\n", fname);
+
 	rnd_conf_set(RND_CFR_DESIGN, "plugins/vendor/enable", -1, "0", RND_POL_OVERWRITE);
 
 	if (!pure)