From 2df6f06c2ff4f3a51ebb07ba3c8bf5605ea57dde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seth Hillbrand <seth@kipro-pcb.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:10:50 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fix gerbview assertion when drawing flashed shape without
 D_CODE

Remove wxASSERT_MSG for null D_CODE in drawFlashedShape. The null
guard and early return already handles this case correctly. Malformed
gerber files can have items without a valid aperture code.

Fixes KICAD-1089
---
 gerbview/gerbview_painter.cpp | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gerbview/gerbview_painter.cpp b/gerbview/gerbview_painter.cpp
index 4efba900dc..f55953bc8e 100644
--- a/gerbview/gerbview_painter.cpp
+++ b/gerbview/gerbview_painter.cpp
@@ -483,10 +483,11 @@ void GERBVIEW_PAINTER::drawFlashedShape( GERBER_DRAW_ITEM* aItem, bool aFilled )
 {
     D_CODE* code = aItem->GetDcodeDescr();
 
-    wxASSERT_MSG( code, wxT( "drawFlashedShape: Item has no D_CODE!" ) );
-
     if( !code )
+    {
+        wxLogDebug( wxT( "drawFlashedShape: Item has no D_CODE" ) );
         return;
+    }
 
     m_gal->SetIsFill( aFilled );
     m_gal->SetIsStroke( !aFilled );