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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/common/stringhelp.c b/common/stringhelp.c
index 6748d1eab..e8b990a13 100644
--- a/common/stringhelp.c
+++ b/common/stringhelp.c
@@ -1328,6 +1328,11 @@ strtokenize (const char *string, const char *delim)
return result;
}
+
+/* Format a string so that it fits within about TARGET_COLS columns.
+ If IN_PLACE is 0, then TEXT is copied to a new buffer, which is
+ returned. Otherwise, TEXT is modified in place and returned.
+ Normally, target_cols will be 72 and max_cols is 80. */
char *
format_text (char *text, int in_place, int target_cols, int max_cols)
{
@@ -1448,10 +1453,9 @@ format_text (char *text, int in_place, int target_cols, int max_cols)
}
/* Chop off any trailing space. */
- while (text[strlen (text) - 1] == ' ')
- text[strlen (text) - 1] = '\0';
+ trim_trailing_chars (text, strlen (text), " ");
/* If we inserted the trailing newline, then remove it. */
- if (! copied_last_space && text[strlen (text) - 1] == '\n')
+ if (! copied_last_space && *text && text[strlen (text) - 1] == '\n')
text[strlen (text) - 1] = '\0';
return text;