Index: trunk/src/action_helper.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/action_helper.c	(revision 5279)
+++ trunk/src/action_helper.c	(revision 5280)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
 static void AttachForCopy(pcb_coord_t PlaceX, pcb_coord_t PlaceY)
 {
-	pcb_box_t *box;
+	pcb_box_t box;
 	pcb_coord_t mx = 0, my = 0;
 
 	pcb_event(PCB_EVENT_RUBBER_RESET, NULL);
@@ -143,12 +143,11 @@
 	pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.State = PCB_CH_STATE_SECOND;
 
 	/* get boundingbox of object and set cursor range */
-	box = GetObjectBoundingBox(pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Type,
-														 pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Ptr1, pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Ptr2, pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Ptr3);
-	pcb_crosshair_set_range(pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.X - box->X1,
-										pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Y - box->Y1,
-										PCB->MaxWidth - (box->X2 - pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.X),
-										PCB->MaxHeight - (box->Y2 - pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Y));
+	GetObjectBoundingBox(pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Type, pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Ptr1, pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Ptr2, pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Ptr3, &box);
+	pcb_crosshair_set_range(pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.X - box.X1,
+										pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Y - box.Y1,
+										PCB->MaxWidth - (box.X2 - pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.X),
+										PCB->MaxHeight - (box.Y2 - pcb_crosshair.AttachedObject.Y));
 
 	/* get all attached objects if necessary */
 	if ((conf_core.editor.mode != PCB_MODE_COPY) && conf_core.editor.rubber_band_mode)
Index: trunk/src/obj_common.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_common.c	(revision 5279)
+++ trunk/src/obj_common.c	(revision 5280)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 /* returns a pointer to an objects bounding box;
  * data is valid until the routine is called again
  */
-pcb_box_t *GetObjectBoundingBox(int Type, void *Ptr1, void *Ptr2, void *Ptr3)
+int GetObjectBoundingBox(int Type, void *Ptr1, void *Ptr2, void *Ptr3, pcb_box_t *res)
 {
 	switch (Type) {
 	case PCB_TYPE_LINE:
@@ -48,19 +48,22 @@
 	case PCB_TYPE_PAD:
 	case PCB_TYPE_PIN:
 	case PCB_TYPE_ELEMENT_NAME:
-		return (pcb_box_t *) Ptr2;
+		*res = *(pcb_box_t *)Ptr2;
+		return 0;
 	case PCB_TYPE_VIA:
 	case PCB_TYPE_ELEMENT:
-		return (pcb_box_t *) Ptr1;
+		*res = *(pcb_box_t *)Ptr1;
+		return 0;
 	case PCB_TYPE_POLYGON_POINT:
 	case PCB_TYPE_LINE_POINT:
-		return (pcb_box_t *) Ptr3;
+		*res = *(pcb_box_t *)Ptr3;
+		return 0;
 	case PCB_TYPE_ARC_POINT:
 /*		abort();*/
-		
 	default:
 		pcb_message(PCB_MSG_DEFAULT, "Request for bounding box of unsupported type %d\n", Type);
-		return (pcb_box_t *) Ptr2;
+		*res = *(pcb_box_t *)Ptr2;
+		return -1;
 	}
 }
 
Index: trunk/src/obj_common.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 5279)
+++ trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 5280)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	pcb_coord_t X2, Y2;     /* and lower right corner */
 };
 
-pcb_box_t *GetObjectBoundingBox(int Type, void *Ptr1, void *Ptr2, void *Ptr3);
+int GetObjectBoundingBox(int Type, void *Ptr1, void *Ptr2, void *Ptr3, pcb_box_t *res);
 
 /* memset object to 0, but keep the link field */
 #define reset_obj_mem(type, obj) \