Anyone else using Kicad to create PADS format netlists?

I have both Windows and Linux (Ubuntu) versions installed on my PC,
and both have different problems. In the Linux version, the netlist
includes the #PWR symbols, for example:

*SIGNAL* DGND
 #PWR96.1
 D48.1
 C45.2
 C44.2
 #PWR95.1
 #PWR94.1
 #PWR93.1

This isn't too much of a problem, I can always just go through and
remove them by hand.

The Windows version has a much stranger bug, though. I like to create
my own component symbols rather than using a pre-existing library, but
when I export the netlist, the *PART* section is completely empty!

The strange part is that if I add to my schematic any component from
one of the supplied libraries, that part does get added to the
netlist. Also, if I copy & paste any component from a supplied library
directly into my own library file, and add that component to a
schematic, then that gets included too.

I've looked at my library file in detail and can't see a problem - the
only difference is that it's version 2.3 format and the supplied libs
are in 2.0 - the only difference I can see is that 2.3 supports more
options for text justification.

So, the Linux build produces an accurate *PART* section, and the
Windows build produces an accurate *NET* section, but neither gets
both right :( (Copy & paste is clearly the workaround at this point)

Any ideas please?

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