Subject: Re: [PATCH] config.c: Expand $HOME and tilde character in core.excludesfile

From: Wayne Davison <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:52:05 -0800

On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 11:49:05PM +0200, Jari Aalto wrote:
> +                        ret = str_replace(str, "~", home);

This would mangle a name with a tilde in it, e.g. "file.c~", etc.

> +                        ret = str_replace(str, "$HOME", home);

This would affect similarly named vars, e.g. $HOMER, etc.

> +                strcat( ptr, "");   /* Terminate with null string */

Calling strcat() requires a null-terminated string.  Instead, assign a
'\0' char at the right position.

..wayne..