--- special.c.ORG	Fri Jan  7 19:28:09 2000
+++ special.c	Sat Jan  8 15:46:28 2000
@@ -1450,15 +1450,18 @@
       filename = DirName(dvi_name, ptr);
 
       if ((fp = xfopen(filename, "r")) == NULL) {
-              tmpfilename=xstrdup(filename);
+              tmpfilename=xmalloc(strlen(filename)+4);
+              strcpy(tmpfilename, filename);
               strcat(tmpfilename, ".ps"); /* try .ps */
               if ((fp = xfopen(tmpfilename, "r")) == NULL) {
                       free(tmpfilename);
-                      tmpfilename=xstrdup(filename);
+                      tmpfilename=xmalloc(strlen(filename)+5);
+                      strcpy(tmpfilename, filename);
                       strcat(tmpfilename, ".eps"); /* try .eps */
                       if ((fp = xfopen(tmpfilename, "r")) == NULL) {
                               free(tmpfilename);
-                              tmpfilename=xstrdup(filename);
+                              tmpfilename=xmalloc(strlen(filename)+6);
+                              strcpy(tmpfilename, filename);
                               strcat(tmpfilename, ".epsf"); /* try .epsf */
                               if ((fp = xfopen(tmpfilename, "r")) == NULL) {
                                       perror(tmpfilename);