Re: problem using install-info with tar.info

[Gavin Smith]

On 7 November 2015 at 14:54, Alan Wehmann <address@hidden> wrote:
> Here is the Diff output:
>
> diff -u install-info.c install-info-fixed.c
> --- install-info.c      2015-02-27 12:57:27.000000000 -0600
> +++ install-info-fixed.c        2015-11-07 08:48:36.000000000 -0600
> @@ -1445,6 +1445,8 @@
>        if (c == '\n')
>          {
>            line_out[offset_out++] = c;
> +          line_out = (char *) realloc ((void *)line_out, allocated_out+1);
> +         line_out[offset_out+1] = '\0';
>            strncat (*outstr, line_out, offset_out);
>            column = offset_out = 0;
>            continue;
>

What happens if you take the "line_out[offset_out+1] = '\0'" line out
but leave the realloc in? Does it work for the test file or does it
break again?