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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# gerb2pbm - Convert a single Gerber file to a Portable BitMap image
+#
+# Written 2011 by Werner Almesberger
+# Copyright 2011 Werner Almesberger
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+
+
+COPPER="(cons 'color #(65535 50401 10000))"
+PASTE="(cons 'color #(39083 39083 50000))"
+MASK="(cons 'inverted #t) (cons 'color #(8839 53994 8178))"
+SILK="(cons 'color #(65535 65535 65535))"
+EDGE="(cons 'color #(65535 65535 0))"
+DRILL="(cons 'color #(0 0 40000))"
+
+FRONT="(cons 'color #(65535 10000 10000))"
+BACK="(cons 'color #(30000 65535 30000))"
+EDGE2="(cons 'color #(30000 40000 65535))"
+
+
+usage()
+{
+	cat <<EOF 1>&2
+usage: $0 gerber-file pbm-file
+EOF
+	exit 1
+}
+
+
+[ ! "$2" -o "$3" ] && usage
+
+cat <<EOF >_gvp
+(define-layer! 1
+  (cons 'filename "$1")
+  (cons 'color #(65535 65535 65535)))
+(set-render-type! 2)
+EOF
+gerbv -p _gvp --dpi=600 -x png -o _png
+pngtopnm _png | ppmtopgm | pgmtopbm -threshold >"$2"
+rm -f _gvp _png