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Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB: why does pin name lettering appear on top &
 bottom copper Gerber output?
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> And I didn't know a Makefile could produce more reliable Gerbers, as 
> mentioned a couple of replies ago. Is there something inherently 
> unreliable about producing Gerbers straight from the GUI?

It's just that some flags are internal to PCB and not saved, so
working from the file is more consistent.