Index: /trunk/src/bldprogs/scm.cpp
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--- /trunk/src/bldprogs/scm.cpp	(revision 29906)
+++ /trunk/src/bldprogs/scm.cpp	(revision 29907)
@@ -2412,4 +2412,6 @@
 static int scmSettingsCreateForPath(PSCMSETTINGS *ppSettings, PCSCMSETTINGSBASE pBaseSettings, const char *pszPath)
 {
+    *ppSettings = NULL;                 /* try shut up gcc. */
+
     /*
      * We'll be working with a stack copy of the path.