--- ../nethack-3.4.3-orig/src/topten.c	2003-12-08 08:39:13 +0900
+++ src/topten.c	2007-12-28 17:29:15 +0900
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #define newttentry() (struct toptenentry *) alloc(sizeof(struct toptenentry))
 #define dealloc_ttentry(ttent) free((genericptr_t) (ttent))
+/* IMPORTANT: if you change any of these, update the scanf() strings below */
 #define NAMSZ	10
 #define DTHSZ	100
 #define ROLESZ   3
@@ -129,12 +130,16 @@
 {
 #ifdef NO_SCAN_BRACK /* Version_ Pts DgnLevs_ Hp___ Died__Born id */
 	static const char fmt[] = "%d %d %d %ld %d %d %d %d %d %d %ld %ld %d%*c";
-	static const char fmt32[] = "%c%c %s %s%*c";
-	static const char fmt33[] = "%s %s %s %s %s %s%*c";
+	/* NOTE: "3" in "%3s" here MUST be equal to ROLESZ */
+	static const char fmt32[] = "%c%c %3s %3s%*c";
+	/* NOTE: in order, ROLESZ ROLESZ ROLESZ ROLESZ NAMSZ DTHSZ */
+	static const char fmt33[] = "%3s %3s %3s %3s %10s %100s%*c";
 #else
 	static const char fmt[] = "%d.%d.%d %ld %d %d %d %d %d %d %ld %ld %d ";
-	static const char fmt32[] = "%c%c %[^,],%[^\n]%*c";
-	static const char fmt33[] = "%s %s %s %s %[^,],%[^\n]%*c";
+	/* NOTE: "3" in "%3[...]" here MUST be equal to ROLESZ */
+	static const char fmt32[] = "%c%c %3[^,],%3[^\n]%*c";
+	/* NOTE: in order, ROLESZ ROLESZ ROLESZ ROLESZ NAMSZ DTHSZ */
+	static const char fmt33[] = "%3s %3s %3s %3s %10[^,],%100[^\n]%*c";
 #endif
 
 #ifdef UPDATE_RECORD_IN_PLACE