--- xclib.c.orig	2005-07-09 18:03:59.000000000 -0400
+++ xclib.c	2005-07-09 18:04:41.000000000 -0400
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@
 	unsigned char *buffer;
 	unsigned long pty_size, pty_items;
 
-	/* local buffer of text to return */
-	unsigned char *ltxt;
-
 	pty = XInternAtom(dpy, "XCLIP_OUT", False);
 
 	switch (*context)
@@ -197,12 +194,12 @@
 			XDeleteProperty(dpy, win, pty);
 		
 			/* copy the buffer to the pointer for returned data */
-			ltxt = (unsigned char *)xcmalloc(pty_items);
-			memcpy(ltxt, buffer, pty_items);
+			(*txt) = (unsigned char *)xcmalloc(pty_items);
+			memcpy((*txt), buffer, pty_items);
 
 			/* set the length of the returned data */
 			*len = pty_items;
-			*txt = ltxt;
+			*txt = (*txt);
 
 			/* free the buffer */
 			XFree(buffer);
@@ -289,21 +286,21 @@
 			if (*len == 0)
 			{
 				*len = pty_items;
-				ltxt = (unsigned char *)xcmalloc(*len);
+				(*txt) = (unsigned char *)xcmalloc(*len);
 			} else
 			{
 				*len += pty_items;
-				ltxt = (unsigned char *)xcrealloc(ltxt, *len);
+				(*txt) = (unsigned char *)xcrealloc((*txt), *len);
 			}
 
-			/* add data to ltxt */
+			/* add data to (*txt) */
 			memcpy(
-				&ltxt[*len - pty_items],
+				&(*txt)[*len - pty_items],
 				buffer,
 				pty_items
 			);
 
-			*txt = ltxt;
+			*txt = (*txt);
 			
 			/* delete property to get the next item */
 			XDeleteProperty(dpy, win, pty);