--- files.c	2002-03-26 13:12:18.000000000 -0800
+++ files.c	2002-10-11 12:23:38.000000000 -0700
@@ -1970,6 +1970,8 @@
    int curcolor = ccolor;
    int i, j, k;
    objinstptr *newinst;
+   objinstptr  tmpobjinstptr;
+   newinst = &tmpobjinstptr;
 
    /* path-handling variables */
    pathptr *newpath;