From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> --- compat/mingw.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c index 18caf21969..597781b370 100644 --- a/compat/mingw.c +++ b/compat/mingw.c @@ -1800,16 +1800,27 @@ int mingw_getpagesize(void) struct passwd *getpwuid(int uid) { + static unsigned initialized; static char user_name[100]; - static struct passwd p; + static struct passwd *p; + DWORD len; - DWORD len = sizeof(user_name); - if (!GetUserName(user_name, &len)) + if (initialized) + return p; + + len = sizeof(user_name); + if (!GetUserName(user_name, &len)) { + initialized = 1; return NULL; - p.pw_name = user_name; - p.pw_gecos = "unknown"; - p.pw_dir = NULL; - return &p; + } + + p = xmalloc(sizeof(*p)); + p->pw_name = user_name; + p->pw_gecos = "unknown"; + p->pw_dir = NULL; + + initialized = 1; + return p; } static HANDLE timer_event; -- gitgitgadget