Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/objects/FemModel.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/objects/FemModel.cpp	(revision 12388)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/objects/FemModel.cpp	(revision 12389)
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 
 	/*intermediary*/
-	int i;
-	int analysis_type;
-	FILE* IOMODEL;
-	extern int my_rank;
+	int         i;
+	int         analysis_type;
+	FILE       *IOMODEL = NULL;
+	extern int  my_rank;
 
 	/*Open input file on cpu 0: */
-	if(my_rank==0) IOMODEL= pfopen(inputfilename ,"rb");
+	if(my_rank==0) IOMODEL = pfopen(inputfilename ,"rb");
 
 	/*Initialize internal data: */