RE_RegisterFont: fix possibly uninitialized pointer

slipher · slipher · commit f82cda6e6fc9 · 2025-10-08T02:39:56.000-05:00
faceData might not be valid at the point it hits the warning
"RE_RegisterFont: Unable to read font file %s".
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_font.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/tr_font.cpp
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static void RE_FreeFontFile( void *data )
 fontInfo_t* RE_RegisterFont( const char *fontName, int pointSize )
 {
 	FT_Face       face;
-	void          *faceData;
+	void          *faceData = nullptr;
 	int           i, len, fontNo;
 	char          fileName[ MAX_QPATH ];
 	char          strippedName[ MAX_QPATH ];

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static void RE_FreeFontFile( void *data )`
`583`	`583`	`fontInfo_t* RE_RegisterFont( const char *fontName, int pointSize )`
`584`	`584`	`{`
`585`	`585`	`FT_Face face;`
`586`		`- void *faceData;`
	`586`	`+ void *faceData = nullptr;`
`587`	`587`	`int i, len, fontNo;`
`588`	`588`	`char fileName[ MAX_QPATH ];`
`589`	`589`	`char strippedName[ MAX_QPATH ];`