Index: contrib/luceneapi_node/luceneapi_node.index.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/luceneapi/contrib/luceneapi_node/luceneapi_node.index.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.1.2.35
diff -u -p -r1.1.2.35 luceneapi_node.index.inc
--- contrib/luceneapi_node/luceneapi_node.index.inc	7 Jan 2010 01:33:13 -0000	1.1.2.35
+++ contrib/luceneapi_node/luceneapi_node.index.inc	19 Oct 2010 23:18:03 -0000
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ function _luceneapi_node_update_index() 
   try {
 
     // bails if we cannot open the index, $errstr is returned translated
+    $errstr = '';
     if (!$index = luceneapi_index_open('luceneapi_node', $errstr)) {
       throw new LuceneAPI_Exception($errstr);
     }