1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/msg.c b/msg.c
index cfb723d..110d99d 100644
--- a/msg.c
+++ b/msg.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ void MsgSend(Msg msg)
 
 void MsgLoadComposition(Msg msg)
 {
-    static char *blankcomp = NULL; /* Array containing comp template */
+    static const char *blankcomp = NULL; /* Array containing comp template */
     static int compsize = 0;
     static XawTextPosition startPos;
     char *file, **argv;
@@ -736,9 +736,10 @@ void MsgLoadComposition(Msg msg)
 	XtFree((char *) argv);
 	compsize = GetFileLength(file);
 	if (compsize > 0) {
-	    blankcomp = XtMalloc((Cardinal) compsize);
+	    char *readcomp = XtMalloc((Cardinal) compsize);
+	    blankcomp = readcomp;
 	    fid = myopen(file, O_RDONLY, 0666);
-	    if (compsize != read(fid, blankcomp, compsize))
+	    if (compsize != read(fid, readcomp, compsize))
 		Punt("Error reading in MsgLoadComposition!");
 	    myclose(fid);
 	    DeleteFileAndCheck(file);