2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 767bd43b..75e86d7a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 	* configure.ac (AC_STRUCT_ST_BLKSIZE): Replaced with call to
 	AC_CHECK_MEMBERS.
 
+	Unrelated:
+
+	* array.c (null_array): Remove the assert and just clear
+	symbol->xarray.
+
 2013-05-26         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
 
 	* getopt.c: For Mac OS X, also include <stdlib.h> to avoid
diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index 5dac7a40..92a1cb8e 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -113,7 +113,16 @@ null_array(NODE *symbol)
 	symbol->table_size = symbol->array_size = 0;
 	symbol->array_capacity = 0;
 	symbol->flags = 0;
-	assert(symbol->xarray == NULL);
+	/*
+	 * 5/2013: This used to be
+	 *
+	 * 	assert(symbol->xarray == NULL);
+	 *
+	 * But that seems to cause problems for no good reason
+	 * that I can see. I believe it to be an artifact of the
+	 * union getting in the way.
+	 */
+	symbol->xarray = NULL;
 	/* vname, parent_array not (re)initialized */
 }