sam@delftcc.UUCP (Sam Kendall) (11/20/85)
Description: Checknews dumps core on machines like our Codata 68000, which don't like indirection of NULL. It will probably write in low-addressed locations on other machines. Fix: In the code below, "username" can be NULL. The fix is copied from funcs2.c. 396,398c397,399 < if (username[0] == 0) < strcpy(username, p->pw_name); < strcpy(userhome, p->pw_dir); --- > if (username == NULL || username[0] == 0) > username = AllocCpy(p->pw_name); > userhome = AllocCpy(p->pw_dir); ---- Sam Kendall "This bug found with Delft Consulting Corp. The Bcc Compiler, a (212) 243-8700 'C' runtime checker." {allegra, seismo!cmcl2, ihnp4}!delftcc!sam