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The current implementation uses the returned address of the `dlsym` function
directly to load the `environ` symbol. But this function doesn't return the
address to the symbol itself, instead it returns the address to the location
where the actual address is stored, i.e. it's an additional indirection.
Consequently, the implementation fails to load and process the environment
variables successfully.
One example where this error shows up is in the `Dialog API`: in an `X11`
environment, the `zenity` driver requires access to the user's `DISPLAY` and
`XAUTHORITY` environment variables. Because these variables aren't transfered
to the `zenity` process, no dialogs are shown. This can be exercised in the
`test/testdialog.c` testprogram.
The fix changes the indirection level of the `dlsym` call from `char **` to
`char ***`, does a `NULL`-check in case the call failed, and returns the
dereferenced actual adress to the `environ` symbol.
(cherry picked from commit 10458f2cac)
Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL for short) is a cross-platform library designed to make it easy to write multi-media software, such as games and emulators.
You can find the latest release and additional information at: https://www.libsdl.org/
Installation instructions and a quick introduction is available in INSTALL.md
This library is distributed under the terms of the zlib license, available in LICENSE.txt.
Enjoy!
Sam Lantinga (slouken@libsdl.org)