--- combine.c.orig	Mon Aug  7 23:42:51 1995
+++ combine.c	Tue Oct 13 00:41:51 2009
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ GOPStoMPEG(numGOPS, outputFileName, outputFilePtr)
     BitBucket *bb;
     char    fileName[1024];
     char    inputFileName[1024];
-    FILE *inputFile;
+    FILE *inputFile=NULL;
     int q;
 
     {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ FramesToMPEG(numFrames, outputFileName, outputFile, pa
     BitBucket *bb;
     char    fileName[1024];
     char    inputFileName[1024];
-    FILE *inputFile;
+    FILE *inputFile=NULL;
     int	pastRefNum = -1;
     int	futureRefNum = -1;
     int q;
