1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/ui-ssdiff.c b/ui-ssdiff.c
index 7f261ed..68c2044 100644
--- a/ui-ssdiff.c
+++ b/ui-ssdiff.c
@@ -114,11 +114,10 @@ static char *replace_tabs(char *line)
 {
         char *prev_buf = line;
         char *cur_buf;
-        int linelen = strlen(line);
+        size_t linelen = strlen(line);
         int n_tabs = 0;
         int i;
         char *result;
-        char *spaces = "        ";
 
         if (linelen == 0) {
                 result = xmalloc(1);
@@ -126,20 +125,23 @@ static char *replace_tabs(char *line)
                 return result;
         }
 
-        for (i = 0; i < linelen; i++)
+        for (i = 0; i < linelen; i++) {
                 if (line[i] == '\t')
                         n_tabs += 1;
+        }
         result = xmalloc(linelen + n_tabs * 8 + 1);
         result[0] = '\0';
 
-        while (1) {
+        for (;;) {
                 cur_buf = strchr(prev_buf, '\t');
                 if (!cur_buf) {
                         strcat(result, prev_buf);
                         break;
                 } else {
                         strncat(result, prev_buf, cur_buf - prev_buf);
-                        strncat(result, spaces, 8 - (strlen(result) % 8));
+                        linelen = strlen(result);
+                        memset(&result[linelen], ' ', 8 - (linelen % 8));
+                        result[linelen + 8 - (linelen % 8)] = '\0';
                 }
                 prev_buf = cur_buf + 1;
         }