diff --git a/include/class_collector.h b/include/class_collector.h
index f4fd77a2ec..40fb61c0fd 100644
--- a/include/class_collector.h
+++ b/include/class_collector.h
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ public:
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Function BasePtr
+     * returns the address of the first element in the array.  Only call this
+     * if there is at least one element in the vector m_List, otherwise a
+     * C++ exception should get thrown.
+     */
+    EDA_BaseStruct* const* BasePtr() const
+    {
+        return &m_List[0];
+    }
+
     
     /**
      * Function SetScanTypes
diff --git a/pcbnew/specctra_export.cpp b/pcbnew/specctra_export.cpp
index e14c8290b6..c3c0d7a6ee 100644
--- a/pcbnew/specctra_export.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/specctra_export.cpp
@@ -242,8 +242,7 @@ static void makePADSTACKs( BOARD* aBoard, TYPE_COLLECTOR& aPads,
 {
     if( aPads.GetCount() )
     {
-#warning "uncomment next line asap"
-//JPC        qsort( (void*) aPads.BasePtr(), aPads.GetCount(), sizeof(D_PAD*), Pad_list_Sort_by_Shapes );
+        qsort( (void*) aPads.BasePtr(), aPads.GetCount(), sizeof(D_PAD*), Pad_list_Sort_by_Shapes );
     }
 
     D_PAD*  old_pad = NULL;