--- alfont-2.0.6/include/alfont.h~	2006-11-30 13:48:16.000000000 +0100
+++ alfont-2.0.6/include/alfont.h	2006-11-30 13:48:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 /* See FTL.txt (FreeType Project License) for license */
 
 
-#define ALFONT_WINDOWS   //When compiling in WINDOWS,please uncomment this line.
+//#define ALFONT_WINDOWS   //When compiling in WINDOWS,please uncomment this line.
 //#define ALFONT_DOS 	 //When compiling in DOS,please uncomment this line. 
-//#define ALFONT_LINUX 	 //When compiling in LINUX,please uncomment this line.
+#define ALFONT_LINUX 	 //When compiling in LINUX,please uncomment this line.
 
 
 #ifndef ALFONT_H
@@ -461,4 +461,4 @@
 
 Platform specifics 
 RISCOS-LATIN1 
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
--- alfont-2.0.6/src/alfont.c~	2006-11-30 16:12:55.000000000 +0100
+++ alfont-2.0.6/src/alfont.c	2006-11-30 16:12:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
   alfont_set_char_extra_spacing(font, 0);
 
   //Initial Font attribute
-  font->language="";		   /* Initial Language */
+  font->language=strdup("");		   /* Initial Language */
   font->type=0;				   /* Initial Code Convert */
   font->outline_top=0;		   /* Initial Font top outline width */
   font->outline_bottom=0;	   /* Initial Font bottom outline width */
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
   alfont_set_char_extra_spacing(font, 0);
 
   //Initial Font attribute
-  font->language="";		   /* Initial Language */
+  font->language=strdup("");		   /* Initial Language */
   font->type=0;				   /* Initial Code Convert */
   font->outline_top=0;		   /* Initial Font top outline width */
   font->outline_bottom=0;	   /* Initial Font bottom outline width */
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@
   last_glyph_index = 0;
 
 #ifdef ALFONT_LINUX //Fix for Linux Unicode System(be converted)
-  for (character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW); character != 0; character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW),character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW)) {
+  for (character = ugetxc((const char**)&lpszW); character != 0; character = ugetxc((const char**)&lpszW),character = ugetxc((const char**)&lpszW)) {
 #else
   for (character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW); character != 0; character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW)) {
 #endif	
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@
   last_glyph_index = 0;
 
 #ifdef ALFONT_LINUX //Fix for Linux Unicode System(be converted)
-  for (character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW); character != 0; character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW),character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW)) {
+  for (character = ugetxc((const char**)&lpszW); character != 0; character = ugetxc((const char**)&lpszW),character = ugetxc((const char**)&lpszW)) {
 #else
   for (character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW); character != 0; character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW)) {
 #endif	
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@
   /* virtually draw char by char */
   last_glyph_index = 0;
 #ifdef ALFONT_LINUX //Fix for Linux Unicode System(be converted)
-  for (character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW); character != 0; character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW),character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW)) {
+  for (character = ugetxc((const char**)&lpszW); character != 0; character = ugetxc((const char**)&lpszW),character = ugetxc((const char**)&lpszW)) {
 #else
   for (character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW); character != 0; character = ugetxc(&(const char*)lpszW)) {
 #endif	
@@ -3712,7 +3712,9 @@
   if (language == NULL) {
 	language = "";
   }
-  f->language=(char *)malloc(strlen(language)*sizeof(char));
+  if (f->language)
+    free(f->language);
+  f->language=(char *)malloc((strlen(language)+1)*sizeof(char));
   strcpy(f->language,language);
 }