Index: select_act.c
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--- select_act.c	(revision 3499)
+++ select_act.c	(revision 3500)
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@
 		commonByName:
 			{
 				const char *pattern = ACTION_ARG(1);
-#warning "TODO: this should have a default value in case gui_get_pat() is not called"
-				search_method_t method;
+				search_method_t method = SM_REGEX;
 
 				if (pattern || (pattern = gui_get_pat(&method)) != NULL) {
 					if (SelectObjectByName(type, pattern, pcb_true, method))