Index: trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 7848)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 7863)
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
     // -pending
     psMetadata *pendingArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
-    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-inst",  0, "define camera of interest", "");
-    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-filter",  0, "define filter of interest", "");
-    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_id",  0, "define exposure ID", "");
-    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-class",  0, "define class", "");
-    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-class_id",  0, "define class ID", "");
-    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-uri",  0, "define URL", "");
+    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-inst",  0, "define camera of interest", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-filter",  0, "define filter of interest", NULL); 
+    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_id",  0, "define exposure ID", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-class",  0, "define class", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-class_id",  0, "define class ID", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(pendingArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-uri",  0, "define URL", NULL);
  
     // -done