From da67895fef68ca520c21977dd60601d306e6eebe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Connelly <shellreef+git@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 19:53:45 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] =?utf8?q?PADS-PCB=20Merging=20Tool:=20allow=20blank=20lin?=
 =?utf8?q?es,=20=E2=89=A50=20comments=20before=20*PARTS*.?=
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Needed to be compatible with the format FreePCB exports,
       not just the format bb.py generates.
---
 bb/mergepads.py | 19 +++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bb/mergepads.py b/bb/mergepads.py
index 346834c..ff9e9ca 100644
--- a/bb/mergepads.py
+++ b/bb/mergepads.py
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ def load_pads(f):
         print "not PADS-PCB format, first line: %s" % (l,)
         raise SystemExit
 
-    l = f.readline()
-
-    l = f.readline().strip()
-    if l != "*PART*":
-        print "expected *PARTS*, got %s" % (l,)
-        raise SystemExit
+    # Read comments until parts section
+    while True:
+        l = f.readline()
+        if len(l) == 0:
+            print "unexpected end-of-file before parts section"
+            raise SystemExit
+        if l.strip() == "*PART*":
+            # got it
+            break
 
     # Read all parts until *NET*
     parts = {}
@@ -31,6 +34,10 @@ def load_pads(f):
             break
 
         part = part.strip()
+        if len(part) == 0:  # (stripped)
+            # whitespace
+            continue 
+
         if part == "*NET*":
             break
         name, package = part.split()
-- 
2.11.4.GIT