Index: branches/JrCs/i386/libsaio/sys.c
===================================================================
--- branches/JrCs/i386/libsaio/sys.c	(revision 123)
+++ branches/JrCs/i386/libsaio/sys.c	(revision 124)
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
     if (dirp == NULL)
         goto error;
 
-    dirp->dir_path = newString(path);
+    dirp->dir_path = strdup(path);
     if (dirp->dir_path == NULL)
         goto error;
 
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
     if (dirp == NULL)
         goto error;
 
-    dirp->dir_path = newString(dirPath);
+    dirp->dir_path = strdup(dirPath);
     if (dirp->dir_path == NULL)
         goto error;
 
Index: branches/JrCs/i386/libsaio/stringTable.c
===================================================================
--- branches/JrCs/i386/libsaio/stringTable.c	(revision 123)
+++ branches/JrCs/i386/libsaio/stringTable.c	(revision 124)
@@ -708,14 +708,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-char * newString(const char * oldString)
-{
-    if ( oldString )
-        return strcpy(malloc(strlen(oldString)+1), oldString);
-    else
-        return NULL;
-}
-
 /*
  * Extracts the next argument from the command line, double quotes are allowed here.
  */
Index: branches/JrCs/i386/libsaio/saio_internal.h
===================================================================
--- branches/JrCs/i386/libsaio/saio_internal.h	(revision 123)
+++ branches/JrCs/i386/libsaio/saio_internal.h	(revision 124)
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@
 extern int    loadSystemConfig(config_file_t *configBuff);
 extern int    loadHelperConfig(config_file_t *configBuff);
 extern int    loadOverrideConfig(config_file_t *configBuff);
-extern char * newString(const char *oldString);
 extern char * getNextArg(char ** ptr, char * val);
 extern long	  ParseXMLFile( char * buffer, TagPtr * dict );
 
Index: branches/JrCs/i386/libsa/libsa.h
===================================================================
--- branches/JrCs/i386/libsa/libsa.h	(revision 123)
+++ branches/JrCs/i386/libsa/libsa.h	(revision 124)
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 extern int    strlen(const char * str);
 extern char * strcat(char * s1, const char * s2);
 extern char * strncat(char * s1, const char * s2, size_t n);
+extern char * strdup(const char *s1);
 
 #if STRNCASECMP
 extern int    strncasecmp(const char * s1, const char * s2, size_t n);
Index: branches/JrCs/i386/libsa/string.c
===================================================================
--- branches/JrCs/i386/libsa/string.c	(revision 123)
+++ branches/JrCs/i386/libsa/string.c	(revision 124)
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@
 	return(strncat(s1, s2, strlen(s2)));
 }
 
+char *strdup(const char *s1)
+{
+    return strcpy (malloc (strlen (s1) + 1), s1);
+}
+
 #if STRNCASECMP
 int strncasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t len)
 {