Index: trunk/src/buffer.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/buffer.c	(revision 9011)
+++ trunk/src/buffer.c	(revision 9012)
@@ -333,11 +333,7 @@
  */
 pcb_data_t *pcb_buffer_new(pcb_board_t *pcb)
 {
-	pcb_data_t *data;
-	data = (pcb_data_t *) calloc(1, sizeof(pcb_data_t));
-	data->pcb = (pcb_board_t *)pcb;
-	pcb_data_set_layer_parents(data);
-	return data;
+	return pcb_data_new(pcb);
 }
 
 
Index: trunk/src/data.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/data.c	(revision 9011)
+++ trunk/src/data.c	(revision 9012)
@@ -342,3 +342,12 @@
 	for(n = 0; n < PCB_MAX_LAYER; n++)
 		data->Layer[n].parent = data;
 }
+
+pcb_data_t *pcb_data_new(pcb_board_t *parent)
+{
+	pcb_data_t *data;
+	data = (pcb_data_t *) calloc(1, sizeof(pcb_data_t));
+	data->pcb = (pcb_board_t *)parent;
+	pcb_data_set_layer_parents(data);
+	return data;
+}
Index: trunk/src/data.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/data.h	(revision 9011)
+++ trunk/src/data.h	(revision 9012)
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 	pcb_via_cb_t vcb
 );
 
+pcb_data_t *pcb_data_new(pcb_board_t *parent);
 void pcb_data_free(pcb_data_t *);
 pcb_bool pcb_data_is_empty(pcb_data_t *);