updated for version 7.3.267
Problem: Ruby on Mac OS X 10.7 may crash.
Solution: Avoid alloc(0). (Bjorn Winckler)
diff --git a/src/if_ruby.c b/src/if_ruby.c
index a45269d..5dc3285 100644
--- a/src/if_ruby.c
+++ b/src/if_ruby.c
@@ -761,11 +761,19 @@
char *buff, *p;
str = rb_obj_as_string(str);
- buff = ALLOCA_N(char, RSTRING_LEN(str));
- strcpy(buff, RSTRING_PTR(str));
- p = strchr(buff, '\n');
- if (p) *p = '\0';
- MSG(buff);
+ if (RSTRING_LEN(str) > 0)
+ {
+ /* Only do this when the string isn't empty, alloc(0) causes trouble. */
+ buff = ALLOCA_N(char, RSTRING_LEN(str));
+ strcpy(buff, RSTRING_PTR(str));
+ p = strchr(buff, '\n');
+ if (p) *p = '\0';
+ MSG(buff);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ MSG("");
+ }
return Qnil;
}