+
+#ifndef HAVE_ASPRINTF
+int asprintf(char **buf, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+ int status;
+ va_list ap;
+ int len;
+
+ len = 4096;
+ *buf = xmalloc(len);
+
+ va_start(ap, fmt);
+ status = vsnprintf (*buf, len, fmt, ap);
+ va_end (ap);
+
+ if(status >= 0)
+ *buf = xrealloc(*buf, status);
+
+ if(status > len-1)
+ {
+ len = status;
+ va_start(ap, fmt);
+ status = vsnprintf (*buf, len, fmt, ap);
+ va_end (ap);
+ }
+
+ return status;
+}
+#endif