2 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common/os_calls.c b/common/os_calls.c
index 80e5bad3..ae48fc94 100644
--- a/common/os_calls.c
+++ b/common/os_calls.c
@@ -1579,7 +1579,32 @@ g_strdup(const char* in)
   }
   return p;
 }
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/* if in = 0, return 0 else return newly alloced copy of input string 
+ * if the input string is larger than maxlen the returned string will be 
+ * truncated. All strings returned will include null termination*/
+char* APP_CC
+g_strndup(const char* in, const unsigned int maxlen)
+{
+  int len;
+  char* p;
 
+  if (in == 0)
+  {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  len = g_strlen(in);
+  if(len>maxlen)
+  {
+     len = maxlen-1 ;        
+  }
+  p = (char*)g_malloc(len + 2, 0);
+  if (p != NULL) 
+  {
+    g_strncpy(p, in,len+1);
+  }
+  return p;
+}
 /*****************************************************************************/
 int APP_CC
 g_strcmp(const char* c1, const char* c2)
diff --git a/common/os_calls.h b/common/os_calls.h
index ddcb59d8..7be659d6 100644
--- a/common/os_calls.h
+++ b/common/os_calls.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ char* APP_CC
 g_strcat(char* dest, const char* src);
 char* APP_CC
 g_strdup(const char* in);
+char* APP_CC
+g_strndup(const char* in, const unsigned int maxlen);
 int APP_CC
 g_strcmp(const char* c1, const char* c2);
 int APP_CC