From 3cb901b43794d697485a289f935eb2d0be461af2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zolliker <zolliker>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:34:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] - fixed bug in list

---
 errormsg.c | 17 +++++++++--------
 errormsg.h |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/errormsg.c b/errormsg.c
index cd45eda1..9ed2222e 100644
--- a/errormsg.c
+++ b/errormsg.c
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ int ErrEqual(char *str1, char *str2) {
       if (str1 == NULL || str2 == NULL) {
         return str1 == str2;
       }
-      str1++;
-      str2++;
     }
+    str1++;
+    str2++;
   }
   return 1;
 }
@@ -45,23 +45,24 @@ ErrMsg *ErrPutMsg(ErrMsg *dump, char *fmt, ...) {
     vsnprintf(text, l, fmt, ap);
     va_end(ap);
   }
-  for (last = &dump; *last != NULL; last = &m->next) {
-    m = *last;
+  last = &dump;
+  for (m = dump; m != NULL; m = m->next) {
     if (ErrEqual(text, m->text)) {
-      *last = m->next;
+      *last = m->next; /* remove found item from the list */
       break;
     }
+    last = &m->next;
   }
-  if (m == NULL) {
+  if (m == NULL) { /* make a fresh list item m */
     if (text == buf) text = strdup(buf);
     m = calloc(1, sizeof(*m));
     m->text = text;
     m->cnt = 1;
-  } else {
+  } else { /* take the found item m */
     if (text != buf) free(text);
     m->cnt++;
   }
-  m->next = dump;
+  m->next = dump; /* add the new item to the head of the list */
   time(&m->last);
   return m;
 }
diff --git a/errormsg.h b/errormsg.h
index 9c20ec64..9e66c847 100644
--- a/errormsg.h
+++ b/errormsg.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 typedef struct ErrMsg {
   struct ErrMsg *next;
   char *text;   /**< the message text */
-  char *cmpr;   /**< compressed message text */
   int cnt;      /**< count */
   time_t last;  /**< time of last message */
 } ErrMsg;
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ typedef struct ErrMsg {
  * with the same text, storing only the count and the last used time.
  * Characters within sqaure brackets are not taken into account
  * when comparing messages.
+ * The newset message is always at the head of the list.
  *
  *  \param dump the error message list
  *  \param fmt the format for the message