Index: src_plugins/io_eagle/read.c
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--- src_plugins/io_eagle/read.c	(revision 7944)
+++ src_plugins/io_eagle/read.c	(revision 7945)
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@
 {
 	xmlDoc *doc;
 	xmlNode *root, *dr;
-	int res;
+	int res, old_leni;
 	read_state_t st;
 
 	static const dispatch_t disp[] = { /* possible children of root */
@@ -993,7 +993,10 @@
 	else
 		pcb_message(PCB_MSG_WARNING, "can't find design rules\n");
 
+	old_leni = pcb_create_being_lenient;
+	pcb_create_being_lenient = 1;
 	res = eagle_foreach_dispatch(&st, root->children, disp, NULL, 0);
+	pcb_create_being_lenient = old_leni;
 
 	st_uninit(&st);