--- a/eric6_browser.py	Tue Feb 05 19:35:13 2019 +0100
+++ b/eric6_browser.py	Wed Feb 06 19:14:50 2019 +0100
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
 from Globals import qVersionTuple
 
+app = None
+
 
 if qVersionTuple() < (5, 6, 0):
     if "--quiet" not in sys.argv:
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@
     """
     Main entry point into the application.
     """
+    global app
+    
     options = [
         ("--config=configDir",
          "use the given directory as the one containing the config files"),