Index: trunk/src/plug_footprint.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_footprint.c	(revision 7932)
+++ trunk/src/plug_footprint.c	(revision 7933)
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 
 		/* Next read in any footprints in the top level dir */
 		res = -1;
-		PCB_HOOK_CALL(pcb_plug_fp_t, pcb_plug_fp_chain, load_dir, res, >= 0, (self, toppath));
+		PCB_HOOK_CALL(pcb_plug_fp_t, pcb_plug_fp_chain, load_dir, res, >= 0, (self, toppath, 0));
 		if (res >= 0)
 			n_footprints += res;
 		else
Index: trunk/src/plug_footprint.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_footprint.h	(revision 7932)
+++ trunk/src/plug_footprint.h	(revision 7933)
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@
 	void *plugin_data;
 
 	/* returns the number of footprints loaded into the library or -1 on
-	   error; next in chain is run only on error. */
-	int (*load_dir)(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path);
+	   error; next in chain is run only on error. If force is 1, force doing the
+	   expensive part of the load (e.g. wget) */
+	int (*load_dir)(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path, int force);
 
 /* Open a footprint for reading; if the footprint is parametric, it's run
    prefixed with libshell (or executed directly, if libshell is NULL).
Index: trunk/src_plugins/fp_fs/fp_fs.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/fp_fs/fp_fs.c	(revision 7932)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/fp_fs/fp_fs.c	(revision 7933)
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static int fp_fs_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path)
+static int fp_fs_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path, int force)
 {
 	return fp_fs_load_dir_(&pcb_library, ".", path, 1);
 }
Index: trunk/src_plugins/fp_wget/gedasymbols.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/fp_wget/gedasymbols.c	(revision 7932)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/fp_wget/gedasymbols.c	(revision 7933)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 	return changed;
 }
 
-int fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path)
+int fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path, int force)
 {
 	FILE *f;
 	int fctx;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 	if (strncmp(path, REQUIRE_PATH_PREFIX, strlen(REQUIRE_PATH_PREFIX)) != 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (conf_fp_wget.plugins.fp_wget.auto_update_gedasymbols)
+	if (force || (conf_fp_wget.plugins.fp_wget.auto_update_gedasymbols))
 		wmode &= ~FP_WGET_OFFLINE;
 
 	if (fp_wget_open(url_idx_md5, gedasym_cache, &f, &fctx, wmode) != 0)
Index: trunk/src_plugins/fp_wget/gedasymbols.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/fp_wget/gedasymbols.h	(revision 7932)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/fp_wget/gedasymbols.h	(revision 7933)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "plug_footprint.h"
 #include "fp_wget_conf.h"
-int fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path);
+int fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path, int force);
 FILE *fp_gedasymbols_fopen(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, const char *path, const char *name, pcb_fp_fopen_ctx_t *fctx);
 void fp_gedasymbols_fclose(pcb_plug_fp_t *ctx, FILE * f, pcb_fp_fopen_ctx_t *fctx);
 void fp_gedasymbols_init(void);
Index: trunk/src_plugins/fp_wget/tester.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/fp_wget/tester.c	(revision 7932)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/fp_wget/tester.c	(revision 7933)
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	FILE *f;
 	char line[1024];
 
-/*	fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(NULL, "gedasymbols://"); */
+/*	fp_gedasymbols_load_dir(NULL, "gedasymbols://", 1); */
 	f = fp_gedasymbols_fopen(NULL, NULL, "wget@gedasymbols/user/sean_depagnier/footprints/HDMI_CONN.fp", &fctx);
 
 	while(fgets(line, sizeof(line), f) != NULL)