1 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/bin/ed/re.c b/bin/ed/re.c
index 523e2a4494d6c..52dacdcf6244b 100644
--- a/bin/ed/re.c
+++ b/bin/ed/re.c
@@ -27,12 +27,8 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef lint
-#if 0
-static char * const rcsid = "@(#)re.c,v 1.6 1994/02/01 00:34:43 alm Exp";
-#else
-static char * const rcsid =
+static const char rcsid[] =
   "$FreeBSD$";
-#endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include "ed.h"
@@ -40,7 +36,7 @@ static char * const rcsid =
 
 extern int patlock;
 
-char errmsg[PATH_MAX + 40] = "";
+const char *errmsg = "";
 
 /* get_compiled_pattern: return pointer to compiled pattern from command
    buffer */
@@ -48,16 +44,18 @@ pattern_t *
 get_compiled_pattern()
 {
 	static pattern_t *exp = NULL;
+	static char error[1024];
 
 	char *exps;
 	char delimiter;
 	int n;
 
 	if ((delimiter = *ibufp) == ' ') {
-		sprintf(errmsg, "invalid pattern delimiter");
+		errmsg = "invalid pattern delimiter";
 		return NULL;
 	} else if (delimiter == '\n' || *++ibufp == '\n' || *ibufp == delimiter) {
-		if (!exp) sprintf(errmsg, "no previous pattern");
+		if (!exp)
+			errmsg = "no previous pattern";
 		return exp;
 	} else if ((exps = extract_pattern(delimiter)) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -66,12 +64,13 @@ get_compiled_pattern()
 		regfree(exp);
 	else if ((exp = (pattern_t *) malloc(sizeof(pattern_t))) == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", strerror(errno));
-		sprintf(errmsg, "out of memory");
+		errmsg = "out of memory";
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	patlock = 0;
 	if ((n = regcomp(exp, exps, 0))) {
-		regerror(n, exp, errmsg, sizeof errmsg);
+		regerror(n, exp, error, sizeof error);
+		errmsg = error;
 		free(exp);
 		return exp = NULL;
 	}
@@ -97,13 +96,13 @@ extract_pattern(delimiter)
 			break;
 		case '[':
 			if ((nd = parse_char_class(++nd)) == NULL) {
-				sprintf(errmsg, "unbalanced brackets ([])");
+				errmsg = "unbalanced brackets ([])";
 				return NULL;
 			}
 			break;
 		case '\\':
 			if (*++nd == '\n') {
-				sprintf(errmsg, "trailing backslash (\\)");
+				errmsg = "trailing backslash (\\)";
 				return NULL;
 			}
 			break;