On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 02:44:31PM +0000, Chong Yidong wrote:

> Index: term.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/src/term.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.229
> retrieving revision 1.230
> diff -u -b -r1.229 -r1.230
> --- term.c	27 Sep 2008 10:50:48 -0000	1.229
> +++ term.c	8 Dec 2008 14:44:30 -0000	1.230
> @@ -581,10 +581,10 @@
>    required = MAX_MULTIBYTE_LENGTH * src_len;
>    if (encode_terminal_src_size < required)
>      {
> -      if (encode_terminal_src_size == 0)
> -	encode_terminal_src = xmalloc (required);
> -      else
> +      if (encode_terminal_src)
>  	encode_terminal_src = xrealloc (encode_terminal_src, required);
> +      else
> +	encode_terminal_src = xmalloc (required);
>        encode_terminal_src_size = required;
>      }
>  
> @@ -740,6 +740,10 @@
>    if (encode_terminal_dst_size == 0)
>      {
>        encode_terminal_dst_size = encode_terminal_src_size;
> +      if (encode_terminal_dst)
> +	encode_terminal_dst = xrealloc (encode_terminal_dst,
> +					encode_terminal_dst_size);
> +      else
>        encode_terminal_dst = xmalloc (encode_terminal_dst_size);
>      }
>    coding->destination = encode_terminal_dst;

Any reason to not simply use realloc? (realloc(NULL, size) == malloc(size))
A patch is attached in case it is ok.

Emanuele