diff --git a/contrib/oid2name/oid2name.c b/contrib/oid2name/oid2name.c
index e5eeec21c1..5a2aa1dd0e 100644
--- a/contrib/oid2name/oid2name.c
+++ b/contrib/oid2name/oid2name.c
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ PGconn *
sql_conn(struct options * my_opts)
{
PGconn *conn;
- char *password = NULL;
+ bool have_password = false;
+ char password[100];
bool new_pass;
/*
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ sql_conn(struct options * my_opts)
keywords[2] = "user";
values[2] = my_opts->username;
keywords[3] = "password";
- values[3] = password;
+ values[3] = have_password ? password : NULL;
keywords[4] = "dbname";
values[4] = my_opts->dbname;
keywords[5] = "fallback_application_name";
@@ -302,17 +303,15 @@ sql_conn(struct options * my_opts)
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
PQconnectionNeedsPassword(conn) &&
- password == NULL)
+ !have_password)
{
PQfinish(conn);
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
new_pass = true;
}
} while (new_pass);
- if (password)
- free(password);
-
/* check to see that the backend connection was successfully made */
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD)
{
diff --git a/contrib/vacuumlo/vacuumlo.c b/contrib/vacuumlo/vacuumlo.c
index 769c805a84..0a9328dc0e 100644
--- a/contrib/vacuumlo/vacuumlo.c
+++ b/contrib/vacuumlo/vacuumlo.c
@@ -65,13 +65,17 @@ vacuumlo(const char *database, const struct _param * param)
long matched;
long deleted;
int i;
- static char *password = NULL;
bool new_pass;
bool success = true;
+ static bool have_password = false;
+ static char password[100];
/* Note: password can be carried over from a previous call */
- if (param->pg_prompt == TRI_YES && password == NULL)
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ if (param->pg_prompt == TRI_YES && !have_password)
+ {
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
+ }
/*
* Start the connection. Loop until we have a password if requested by
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ vacuumlo(const char *database, const struct _param * param)
keywords[2] = "user";
values[2] = param->pg_user;
keywords[3] = "password";
- values[3] = password;
+ values[3] = have_password ? password : NULL;
keywords[4] = "dbname";
values[4] = database;
keywords[5] = "fallback_application_name";
@@ -110,11 +114,12 @@ vacuumlo(const char *database, const struct _param * param)
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
PQconnectionNeedsPassword(conn) &&
- password == NULL &&
+ !have_password &&
param->pg_prompt != TRI_NO)
{
PQfinish(conn);
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
new_pass = true;
}
} while (new_pass);
diff --git a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
index 54d338d013..94074928cb 100644
--- a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
@@ -1557,8 +1557,8 @@ setup_auth(FILE *cmdfd)
static void
get_su_pwd(void)
{
- char *pwd1,
- *pwd2;
+ char pwd1[100];
+ char pwd2[100];
if (pwprompt)
{
@@ -1567,14 +1567,13 @@ get_su_pwd(void)
*/
printf("\n");
fflush(stdout);
- pwd1 = simple_prompt("Enter new superuser password: ", 100, false);
- pwd2 = simple_prompt("Enter it again: ", 100, false);
+ simple_prompt("Enter new superuser password: ", pwd1, sizeof(pwd1), false);
+ simple_prompt("Enter it again: ", pwd2, sizeof(pwd2), false);
if (strcmp(pwd1, pwd2) != 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, _("Passwords didn't match.\n"));
exit_nicely();
}
- free(pwd2);
}
else
{
@@ -1587,7 +1586,6 @@ get_su_pwd(void)
* for now.
*/
FILE *pwf = fopen(pwfilename, "r");
- char pwdbuf[MAXPGPATH];
int i;
if (!pwf)
@@ -1596,7 +1594,7 @@ get_su_pwd(void)
progname, pwfilename, strerror(errno));
exit_nicely();
}
- if (!fgets(pwdbuf, sizeof(pwdbuf), pwf))
+ if (!fgets(pwd1, sizeof(pwd1), pwf))
{
if (ferror(pwf))
fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not read password from file \"%s\": %s\n"),
@@ -1608,15 +1606,12 @@ get_su_pwd(void)
}
fclose(pwf);
- i = strlen(pwdbuf);
- while (i > 0 && (pwdbuf[i - 1] == '\r' || pwdbuf[i - 1] == '\n'))
- pwdbuf[--i] = '\0';
-
- pwd1 = pg_strdup(pwdbuf);
-
+ i = strlen(pwd1);
+ while (i > 0 && (pwd1[i - 1] == '\r' || pwd1[i - 1] == '\n'))
+ pwd1[--i] = '\0';
}
- superuser_password = pwd1;
+ superuser_password = pg_strdup(pwd1);
}
/*
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/nls.mk b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/nls.mk
index ec466dcaa2..a34ca3d268 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/nls.mk
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/nls.mk
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
CATALOG_NAME = pg_basebackup
AVAIL_LANGUAGES = de es fr it ko pl pt_BR ru zh_CN
GETTEXT_FILES = pg_basebackup.c pg_receivexlog.c pg_recvlogical.c receivelog.c streamutil.c ../../common/fe_memutils.c
+GETTEXT_TRIGGERS = simple_prompt
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/streamutil.c b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/streamutil.c
index 72d8657004..595eaff46a 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/streamutil.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/streamutil.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ char *dbport = NULL;
char *replication_slot = NULL;
char *dbname = NULL;
int dbgetpassword = 0; /* 0=auto, -1=never, 1=always */
-static char *dbpassword = NULL;
+static bool have_password = false;
+static char password[100];
PGconn *conn = NULL;
/*
@@ -141,24 +142,23 @@ GetConnection(void)
}
/* If -W was given, force prompt for password, but only the first time */
- need_password = (dbgetpassword == 1 && dbpassword == NULL);
+ need_password = (dbgetpassword == 1 && !have_password);
do
{
/* Get a new password if appropriate */
if (need_password)
{
- if (dbpassword)
- free(dbpassword);
- dbpassword = simple_prompt(_("Password: "), 100, false);
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
need_password = false;
}
/* Use (or reuse, on a subsequent connection) password if we have it */
- if (dbpassword)
+ if (have_password)
{
keywords[i] = "password";
- values[i] = dbpassword;
+ values[i] = password;
}
else
{
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
index d2a3de3c5d..3b9cd89b4a 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ _connectDB(ArchiveHandle *AH, const char *reqdb, const char *requser)
const char *newdb;
const char *newuser;
char *password;
+ char passbuf[100];
bool new_pass;
if (!reqdb)
@@ -149,13 +150,12 @@ _connectDB(ArchiveHandle *AH, const char *reqdb, const char *requser)
ahlog(AH, 1, "connecting to database \"%s\" as user \"%s\"\n",
newdb, newuser);
- password = AH->savedPassword ? pg_strdup(AH->savedPassword) : NULL;
+ password = AH->savedPassword;
if (AH->promptPassword == TRI_YES && password == NULL)
{
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
- if (password == NULL)
- exit_horribly(modulename, "out of memory\n");
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", passbuf, sizeof(passbuf), false);
+ password = passbuf;
}
initPQExpBuffer(&connstr);
@@ -201,16 +201,14 @@ _connectDB(ArchiveHandle *AH, const char *reqdb, const char *requser)
fprintf(stderr, "Connecting to %s as %s\n",
newdb, newuser);
- if (password)
- free(password);
-
if (AH->promptPassword != TRI_NO)
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ {
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", passbuf, sizeof(passbuf), false);
+ password = passbuf;
+ }
else
exit_horribly(modulename, "connection needs password\n");
- if (password == NULL)
- exit_horribly(modulename, "out of memory\n");
new_pass = true;
}
} while (new_pass);
@@ -225,8 +223,6 @@ _connectDB(ArchiveHandle *AH, const char *reqdb, const char *requser)
free(AH->savedPassword);
AH->savedPassword = pg_strdup(PQpass(newConn));
}
- if (password)
- free(password);
termPQExpBuffer(&connstr);
@@ -258,18 +254,18 @@ ConnectDatabase(Archive *AHX,
{
ArchiveHandle *AH = (ArchiveHandle *) AHX;
char *password;
+ char passbuf[100];
bool new_pass;
if (AH->connection)
exit_horribly(modulename, "already connected to a database\n");
- password = AH->savedPassword ? pg_strdup(AH->savedPassword) : NULL;
+ password = AH->savedPassword;
if (prompt_password == TRI_YES && password == NULL)
{
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
- if (password == NULL)
- exit_horribly(modulename, "out of memory\n");
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", passbuf, sizeof(passbuf), false);
+ password = passbuf;
}
AH->promptPassword = prompt_password;
@@ -309,9 +305,8 @@ ConnectDatabase(Archive *AHX,
prompt_password != TRI_NO)
{
PQfinish(AH->connection);
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
- if (password == NULL)
- exit_horribly(modulename, "out of memory\n");
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", passbuf, sizeof(passbuf), false);
+ password = passbuf;
new_pass = true;
}
} while (new_pass);
@@ -332,8 +327,6 @@ ConnectDatabase(Archive *AHX,
free(AH->savedPassword);
AH->savedPassword = pg_strdup(PQpass(AH->connection));
}
- if (password)
- free(password);
/* check for version mismatch */
_check_database_version(AH);
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
index 54a9f48200..b5efb46019 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
@@ -1884,13 +1884,17 @@ connectDatabase(const char *dbname, const char *connection_string,
bool new_pass;
const char *remoteversion_str;
int my_version;
- static char *password = NULL;
const char **keywords = NULL;
const char **values = NULL;
PQconninfoOption *conn_opts = NULL;
+ static bool have_password = false;
+ static char password[100];
- if (prompt_password == TRI_YES && !password)
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ if (prompt_password == TRI_YES && !have_password)
+ {
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
+ }
/*
* Start the connection. Loop until we have a password if requested by
@@ -1970,7 +1974,7 @@ connectDatabase(const char *dbname, const char *connection_string,
values[i] = pguser;
i++;
}
- if (password)
+ if (have_password)
{
keywords[i] = "password";
values[i] = password;
@@ -1998,11 +2002,12 @@ connectDatabase(const char *dbname, const char *connection_string,
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
PQconnectionNeedsPassword(conn) &&
- password == NULL &&
+ !have_password &&
prompt_password != TRI_NO)
{
PQfinish(conn);
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
new_pass = true;
}
} while (new_pass);
diff --git a/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c b/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c
index 8027955121..56c37d537e 100644
--- a/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c
+++ b/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c
@@ -773,8 +773,9 @@ static PGconn *
doConnect(void)
{
PGconn *conn;
- static char *password = NULL;
bool new_pass;
+ static bool have_password = false;
+ static char password[100];
/*
* Start the connection. Loop until we have a password if requested by
@@ -794,7 +795,7 @@ doConnect(void)
keywords[2] = "user";
values[2] = login;
keywords[3] = "password";
- values[3] = password;
+ values[3] = have_password ? password : NULL;
keywords[4] = "dbname";
values[4] = dbName;
keywords[5] = "fallback_application_name";
@@ -815,10 +816,11 @@ doConnect(void)
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
PQconnectionNeedsPassword(conn) &&
- password == NULL)
+ !have_password)
{
PQfinish(conn);
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
new_pass = true;
}
} while (new_pass);
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index 4aaf657cce..38038d415f 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -1089,11 +1089,11 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
/* \password -- set user password */
else if (strcmp(cmd, "password") == 0)
{
- char *pw1;
- char *pw2;
+ char pw1[100];
+ char pw2[100];
- pw1 = simple_prompt("Enter new password: ", 100, false);
- pw2 = simple_prompt("Enter it again: ", 100, false);
+ simple_prompt("Enter new password: ", pw1, sizeof(pw1), false);
+ simple_prompt("Enter it again: ", pw2, sizeof(pw2), false);
if (strcmp(pw1, pw2) != 0)
{
@@ -1139,9 +1139,6 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
if (opt0)
free(opt0);
}
-
- free(pw1);
- free(pw2);
}
/* \prompt -- prompt and set variable */
@@ -1173,7 +1170,10 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
opt = arg1;
if (!pset.inputfile)
- result = simple_prompt(prompt_text, 4096, true);
+ {
+ result = (char *) pg_malloc(4096);
+ simple_prompt(prompt_text, result, 4096, true);
+ }
else
{
if (prompt_text)
@@ -1747,20 +1747,19 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
static char *
prompt_for_password(const char *username)
{
- char *result;
+ char buf[100];
if (username == NULL)
- result = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", buf, sizeof(buf), false);
else
{
char *prompt_text;
prompt_text = psprintf(_("Password for user %s: "), username);
- result = simple_prompt(prompt_text, 100, false);
+ simple_prompt(prompt_text, buf, sizeof(buf), false);
free(prompt_text);
}
-
- return result;
+ return pg_strdup(buf);
}
static bool
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/startup.c b/src/bin/psql/startup.c
index 111593cd9d..7ce05fbe4a 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/startup.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/startup.c
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
struct adhoc_opts options;
int successResult;
- char *password = NULL;
+ bool have_password = false;
+ char password[100];
char *password_prompt = NULL;
bool new_pass;
@@ -210,7 +211,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
options.username);
if (pset.getPassword == TRI_YES)
- password = simple_prompt(password_prompt, 100, false);
+ {
+ simple_prompt(password_prompt, password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
+ }
/* loop until we have a password if requested by backend */
do
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
keywords[2] = "user";
values[2] = options.username;
keywords[3] = "password";
- values[3] = password;
+ values[3] = have_password ? password : NULL;
keywords[4] = "dbname"; /* see do_connect() */
values[4] = (options.list_dbs && options.dbname == NULL) ?
"postgres" : options.dbname;
@@ -244,16 +248,16 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
if (PQstatus(pset.db) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
PQconnectionNeedsPassword(pset.db) &&
- password == NULL &&
+ !have_password &&
pset.getPassword != TRI_NO)
{
PQfinish(pset.db);
- password = simple_prompt(password_prompt, 100, false);
+ simple_prompt(password_prompt, password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
new_pass = true;
}
} while (new_pass);
- free(password);
free(password_prompt);
if (PQstatus(pset.db) == CONNECTION_BAD)
diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/common.c b/src/bin/scripts/common.c
index 7c1ebe059f..a71cc64a8c 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/common.c
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/common.c
@@ -68,18 +68,18 @@ connectDatabase(const char *dbname, const char *pghost, const char *pgport,
const char *progname, bool fail_ok, bool allow_password_reuse)
{
PGconn *conn;
- static char *password = NULL;
bool new_pass;
+ static bool have_password = false;
+ static char password[100];
if (!allow_password_reuse)
- {
- if (password)
- free(password);
- password = NULL;
- }
+ have_password = false;
- if (password == NULL && prompt_password == TRI_YES)
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ if (!have_password && prompt_password == TRI_YES)
+ {
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
+ }
/*
* Start the connection. Loop until we have a password if requested by
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ connectDatabase(const char *dbname, const char *pghost, const char *pgport,
keywords[2] = "user";
values[2] = pguser;
keywords[3] = "password";
- values[3] = password;
+ values[3] = have_password ? password : NULL;
keywords[4] = "dbname";
values[4] = dbname;
keywords[5] = "fallback_application_name";
@@ -123,9 +123,8 @@ connectDatabase(const char *dbname, const char *pghost, const char *pgport,
prompt_password != TRI_NO)
{
PQfinish(conn);
- if (password)
- free(password);
- password = simple_prompt("Password: ", 100, false);
+ simple_prompt("Password: ", password, sizeof(password), false);
+ have_password = true;
new_pass = true;
}
} while (new_pass);
@@ -275,22 +274,15 @@ yesno_prompt(const char *question)
for (;;)
{
- char *resp;
+ char resp[10];
- resp = simple_prompt(prompt, 1, true);
+ simple_prompt(prompt, resp, sizeof(resp), true);
if (strcmp(resp, _(PG_YESLETTER)) == 0)
- {
- free(resp);
return true;
- }
- else if (strcmp(resp, _(PG_NOLETTER)) == 0)
- {
- free(resp);
+ if (strcmp(resp, _(PG_NOLETTER)) == 0)
return false;
- }
- free(resp);
printf(_("Please answer \"%s\" or \"%s\".\n"),
_(PG_YESLETTER), _(PG_NOLETTER));
}
diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c b/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c
index e88879dc19..f13d9a047a 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
char *conn_limit = NULL;
bool pwprompt = false;
char *newpassword = NULL;
+ char newuser_buf[128];
+ char newpassword_buf[100];
/* Tri-valued variables. */
enum trivalue createdb = TRI_DEFAULT,
@@ -188,7 +190,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
if (newuser == NULL)
{
if (interactive)
- newuser = simple_prompt("Enter name of role to add: ", 128, true);
+ {
+ simple_prompt("Enter name of role to add: ",
+ newuser_buf, sizeof(newuser_buf), true);
+ newuser = newuser_buf;
+ }
else
{
if (getenv("PGUSER"))
@@ -200,18 +206,17 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
if (pwprompt)
{
- char *pw1,
- *pw2;
+ char pw2[100];
- pw1 = simple_prompt("Enter password for new role: ", 100, false);
- pw2 = simple_prompt("Enter it again: ", 100, false);
- if (strcmp(pw1, pw2) != 0)
+ simple_prompt("Enter password for new role: ",
+ newpassword_buf, sizeof(newpassword_buf), false);
+ simple_prompt("Enter it again: ", pw2, sizeof(pw2), false);
+ if (strcmp(newpassword_buf, pw2) != 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, _("Passwords didn't match.\n"));
exit(1);
}
- newpassword = pw1;
- free(pw2);
+ newpassword = newpassword_buf;
}
if (superuser == 0)
diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c b/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c
index 31fa28f7cd..ebcc15209c 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
enum trivalue prompt_password = TRI_DEFAULT;
bool echo = false;
bool interactive = false;
+ char dropuser_buf[128];
PQExpBufferData sql;
@@ -108,7 +109,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
if (dropuser == NULL)
{
if (interactive)
- dropuser = simple_prompt("Enter name of role to drop: ", 128, true);
+ {
+ simple_prompt("Enter name of role to drop: ",
+ dropuser_buf, sizeof(dropuser_buf), true);
+ dropuser = dropuser_buf;
+ }
else
{
fprintf(stderr, _("%s: missing required argument role name\n"), progname);
diff --git a/src/include/port.h b/src/include/port.h
index 455f72338c..b81fa4a89e 100644
--- a/src/include/port.h
+++ b/src/include/port.h
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ extern char *pgwin32_setlocale(int category, const char *locale);
#endif /* WIN32 */
/* Portable prompt handling */
-extern char *simple_prompt(const char *prompt, int maxlen, bool echo);
+extern void simple_prompt(const char *prompt, char *destination, size_t destlen,
+ bool echo);
#ifdef WIN32
#define PG_SIGNAL_COUNT 32
diff --git a/src/port/sprompt.c b/src/port/sprompt.c
index fd6f16ed30..15ca7a6005 100644
--- a/src/port/sprompt.c
+++ b/src/port/sprompt.c
@@ -12,33 +12,31 @@
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
-
-
-/*
- * simple_prompt
- *
- * Generalized function especially intended for reading in usernames and
- * password interactively. Reads from /dev/tty or stdin/stderr.
- *
- * prompt: The prompt to print
- * maxlen: How many characters to accept
- * echo: Set to false if you want to hide what is entered (for passwords)
- *
- * Returns a malloc()'ed string with the input (w/o trailing newline).
- */
#include "c.h"
#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
#include <termios.h>
#endif
-extern char *simple_prompt(const char *prompt, int maxlen, bool echo);
-char *
-simple_prompt(const char *prompt, int maxlen, bool echo)
+/*
+ * simple_prompt
+ *
+ * Generalized function especially intended for reading in usernames and
+ * passwords interactively. Reads from /dev/tty or stdin/stderr.
+ *
+ * prompt: The prompt to print, or NULL if none (automatically localized)
+ * destination: buffer in which to store result
+ * destlen: allocated length of destination
+ * echo: Set to false if you want to hide what is entered (for passwords)
+ *
+ * The input (without trailing newline) is returned in the destination buffer,
+ * with a '\0' appended.
+ */
+void
+simple_prompt(const char *prompt, char *destination, size_t destlen, bool echo)
{
int length;
- char *destination;
FILE *termin,
*termout;
@@ -48,14 +46,10 @@ simple_prompt(const char *prompt, int maxlen, bool echo)
#else
#ifdef WIN32
HANDLE t = NULL;
- LPDWORD t_orig = NULL;
+ DWORD t_orig = 0;
#endif
#endif
- destination = (char *) malloc(maxlen + 1);
- if (!destination)
- return NULL;
-
#ifdef WIN32
/*
@@ -118,11 +112,10 @@ simple_prompt(const char *prompt, int maxlen, bool echo)
if (!echo)
{
/* get a new handle to turn echo off */
- t_orig = (LPDWORD) malloc(sizeof(DWORD));
t = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
/* save the old configuration first */
- GetConsoleMode(t, t_orig);
+ GetConsoleMode(t, &t_orig);
/* set to the new mode */
SetConsoleMode(t, ENABLE_LINE_INPUT | ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT);
@@ -136,7 +129,7 @@ simple_prompt(const char *prompt, int maxlen, bool echo)
fflush(termout);
}
- if (fgets(destination, maxlen + 1, termin) == NULL)
+ if (fgets(destination, destlen, termin) == NULL)
destination[0] = '\0';
length = strlen(destination);
@@ -170,10 +163,9 @@ simple_prompt(const char *prompt, int maxlen, bool echo)
if (!echo)
{
/* reset to the original console mode */
- SetConsoleMode(t, *t_orig);
+ SetConsoleMode(t, t_orig);
fputs("\n", termout);
fflush(termout);
- free(t_orig);
}
#endif
#endif
@@ -183,6 +175,4 @@ simple_prompt(const char *prompt, int maxlen, bool echo)
fclose(termin);
fclose(termout);
}
-
- return destination;
}