From cdd495358925dcab73a36f5bdf5514a445aede79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jean-pierre charras <jp.charras@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2021 09:24:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] STEP export: fix crash when a rectangle is used in a
 footprint. Fixes #6958 https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/issues/6958

---
 utils/kicad2step/pcb/kicadfootprint.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/utils/kicad2step/pcb/kicadfootprint.cpp b/utils/kicad2step/pcb/kicadfootprint.cpp
index 29c014dc0f..08f67b68d8 100644
--- a/utils/kicad2step/pcb/kicadfootprint.cpp
+++ b/utils/kicad2step/pcb/kicadfootprint.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ bool KICADFOOTPRINT::Read( SEXPR::SEXPR* aEntry )
 
 bool KICADFOOTPRINT::parseRect( SEXPR::SEXPR* data )
 {
-    std::unique_ptr<KICADCURVE> rect;
+    std::unique_ptr<KICADCURVE> rect = std::make_unique<KICADCURVE>();
 
     if( !rect->Read( data, CURVE_LINE ) )
         return false;