gEDA-user: single-sided boards

[Juergen Harms <Juergen.Harms@xxxxxxxx>]

How do I poceed to make a single sided board (copper only on wiring 
side, no plated holes), but nevertheless use my footprint library which 
is made for multiple layers (that defines copper plated-holes and pins 
with copper pads on both sides)?

If I naively use my library and create a single-sided board, looking at 
the files exported to gerber, I end up with a component side which has 
all the copper pads, and with a long list in the plated-drill.cnc file, 
which is not really what I want.

I am looking for a way - using my standard footprint library - to 
produce gerber files which do not have plated holes, and which have no 
copper on the component side. Can I control this in pcb - or is there an 
(ugly) way to achieve this playing around with the gerber files?

Or is my intention a false desire for economy - should I better keep the 
pads on the component side and the plated holes? (considering that a pcb 
with solder sipping into the plated holes might represent a more 
reliable result?)


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