From 67b5e86cc4a1cfe3276ad714408bd8c24afc1ff0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Young <jeff@rokeby.ie>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:36:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Default to target lib when no lib tree sel exists.

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/17808

(cherry picked from commit f51d227dc7352e8f05cc6daa5c72a2c7da775717)
---
 eeschema/tools/symbol_editor_control.cpp | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eeschema/tools/symbol_editor_control.cpp b/eeschema/tools/symbol_editor_control.cpp
index 078cddc9b6..71923a811a 100644
--- a/eeschema/tools/symbol_editor_control.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/tools/symbol_editor_control.cpp
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ int SYMBOL_EDITOR_CONTROL::AddSymbol( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
     {
         SYMBOL_EDIT_FRAME* editFrame = static_cast<SYMBOL_EDIT_FRAME*>( m_frame );
 
-        LIB_ID          sel = editFrame->GetTreeLIBID();
-        const wxString& libName = sel.GetLibNickname();
+        LIB_ID          target = editFrame->GetTargetLibId();
+        const wxString& libName = target.GetLibNickname();
         wxString        msg;
 
         if( libName.IsEmpty() )
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int SYMBOL_EDITOR_CONTROL::AddSymbol( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
         }
         else if( aEvent.IsAction( &EE_ACTIONS::deriveFromExistingSymbol ) )
         {
-            editFrame->CreateNewSymbol( sel.GetLibItemName() );
+            editFrame->CreateNewSymbol( target.GetLibItemName() );
         }
         else if( aEvent.IsAction( &EE_ACTIONS::importSymbol ) )
         {