Index: trunk/src/obj_arc.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_arc.c	(revision 5289)
+++ trunk/src/obj_arc.c	(revision 5290)
@@ -131,6 +131,19 @@
 	pcb_close_box(&Arc->BoundingBox);
 }
 
+
+void pcb_arc_get_end(pcb_arc_t *Arc, int which, pcb_coord_t *x, pcb_coord_t *y)
+{
+	if (which == 0) {
+		*x = Arc->X - Arc->Width * cos(Arc->StartAngle * PCB_M180);
+		*y = Arc->Y + Arc->Height * sin(Arc->StartAngle * PCB_M180);
+	}
+	else {
+		*x = Arc->X - Arc->Width * cos((Arc->StartAngle + Arc->Delta) * PCB_M180);
+		*y = Arc->Y + Arc->Height * sin((Arc->StartAngle + Arc->Delta) * PCB_M180);
+	}
+}
+
 pcb_box_t *pcb_arc_get_ends(pcb_arc_t *Arc)
 {
 	static pcb_box_t box;
Index: trunk/src/obj_arc.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_arc.h	(revision 5289)
+++ trunk/src/obj_arc.h	(revision 5290)
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@
 unsigned int pcb_arc_hash(const pcb_element_t *e, const pcb_arc_t *a);
 
 
+/* Return the x;y coordinate of the endpoint of an arc; if which is 0, return
+   the endpoint that corresponds to StartAngle, else return the end angle's. */
+void pcb_arc_get_end(pcb_arc_t *Arc, int which, pcb_coord_t *x, pcb_coord_t *y);
+
+/* Obsolete: please use pcb_arc_get_end() instead */
 pcb_box_t *pcb_arc_get_ends(pcb_arc_t *Arc);
+
+
 void pcb_arc_set_angles(pcb_layer_t *Layer, pcb_arc_t *a, pcb_angle_t new_sa, pcb_angle_t new_da);
 void pcb_arc_set_radii(pcb_layer_t *Layer, pcb_arc_t *a, pcb_coord_t new_width, pcb_coord_t new_height);