Seems like this fixes that: Index: src/fcxml.c =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/fontconfig/fontconfig/src/fcxml.c,v retrieving revision 1.37.4.10 diff -u -p -r1.37.4.10 fcxml.c --- src/fcxml.c 30 Nov 2005 22:13:21 -0000 1.37.4.10 +++ src/fcxml.c 12 Dec 2005 10:43:04 -0000 @@ -1024,6 +1024,9 @@ FcConfigGetAttribute (FcConfigParse *par return 0; attrs = parse->pstack->attr; + if (!attrs) + return 0; + while (*attrs) { if (!strcmp ((char *) *attrs, attr)) --behdad http://behdad.org/ "Commandment Three says Do Not Kill, Amendment Two says Blood Will Spill" -- Dan Bern, "New American Language"