Index: trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 16170)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 16201)
@@ -634,5 +634,6 @@
 
         // should we stop here or proceed on to the cam stage?
-        if (psStrcasestr(chipRun->end_stage, "chip")) {
+	// NULL for end_stage means go as far as possible
+        if (chipRun->end_stage && psStrcasestr(chipRun->end_stage, "chip")) {
             psFree(chipRun);
             continue;