Index: layer_grp.h
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--- layer_grp.h	(revision 8642)
+++ layer_grp.h	(revision 8643)
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@
 /* changes the name of a layer; memory has to be already allocated */
 int pcb_layergrp_rename_(pcb_layer_group_t *grp, char *name);
 
+/* Slow linear search for a layer group by name */
+pcb_layergrp_id_t pcb_layergrp_by_name(pcb_board_t *pcb, const char *name);
 
+
 /********* OBSOLETE functions, do not use in new code *********/
 /* parses the group definition string which is a colon separated list of
    comma separated layer numbers (1,2,b:4,6,8,t); oldfmt is 0 or 1