--- libXaw3d-1.6.5/src/Command.c~	2023-05-12 19:08:46.000000000 -0500
+++ libXaw3d-1.6.5/src/Command.c	2024-02-01 15:39:48.779640222 -0600
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@
   CommandWidget cbw = (CommandWidget) new;
   int shape_event_base, shape_error_base;
 
+  if (!cbw->label.font) XtError("Aborting: no font found\n");
+
   if (cbw->command.shape_style != XawShapeRectangle
       && !XShapeQueryExtension(XtDisplay(new), &shape_event_base,
 			       &shape_error_base))
--- libXaw3d-1.6.5/src/List.c~	2023-05-12 19:08:46.000000000 -0500
+++ libXaw3d-1.6.5/src/List.c	2024-02-01 15:40:50.716135054 -0600
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@
 {
     ListWidget lw = (ListWidget) new;
 
+    if (!lw->list.font) XtError("Aborting: no font found\n");
+
 /*
  * Initialize all private resources.
  */
--- libXaw3d-1.6.5/src/SmeBSB.c~	2023-05-12 19:08:46.000000000 -0500
+++ libXaw3d-1.6.5/src/SmeBSB.c	2024-02-01 15:41:39.772150867 -0600
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@
     else
 	entry->sme_bsb.label = XtNewString( entry->sme_bsb.label );
 
+    if (!entry->sme_bsb.font) XtError("Aborting: no font found\n");
+
     CreateGCs(new);
 
     GetBitmapInfo(new, TRUE);	/* Left Bitmap Info */
--- libXaw3d-1.6.5/src/Tip.c~	2023-05-12 19:08:46.000000000 -0500
+++ libXaw3d-1.6.5/src/Tip.c	2024-02-01 15:42:15.952687460 -0600
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
     TipWidget tip = (TipWidget)w;
     XGCValues values;
 
+    if (!tip->tip.font) XtError("Aborting: no font found\n");
+
     tip->tip.timer = 0;
 
     values.foreground = tip->tip.foreground;