Initialize BibTeXInfo modifier to zero, always.

src/BiblioInfo.h

@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ public:
 	/// and the values are the associated field values.
 	typedef std::map<docstring, docstring>::const_iterator const_iterator;
 	///
-	BibTeXInfo() : is_bibtex_(true) {}
+	BibTeXInfo() : is_bibtex_(true), modifier_(0) {}
 	/// argument sets isBibTeX_, so should be false only if it's coming
 	/// from a bibliography environment
-	BibTeXInfo(bool ib) : is_bibtex_(ib) {}
+	BibTeXInfo(bool ib) : is_bibtex_(ib), modifier_(0) {}
 	/// constructor that sets the entryType
 	BibTeXInfo(docstring const & key, docstring const & type);
 	/// \return the short form of an authorlist, used for sorting

status.20x

@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Add missing space before the edition in the bibliography (part of bug 8488).
 
+- Fix random character inserted as year modifier in author-year citations.
+
 
 * TEX2LYX