1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lcd.c b/lcd.c
index 79b39a9..1658efa 100644
--- a/lcd.c
+++ b/lcd.c
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ static void break_up_string (char *in_string, int N, char *str1, char *str2, cha
 	char *copy_input;
 	char *p;
 
-	j=k=copypos=0;
+	j=k=copypos=0; 
 	input_length=strlen(in_string);
 	copy_input = g_strdup(in_string);
 
 	for (j=0; j<SUBSTRING_CNT; j++) {
 
-		char * interm_str= (char *)malloc((N+1)*sizeof(char));
-		memset(interm_str,0, (N+1)*sizeof(char));
+		gchar *interm_str = g_strnfill (N, 0);
+
 		for (k=0; k<N; k++) {
 			copypos++; // next symbol
 			if (copypos>input_length) {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void break_up_string (char *in_string, int N, char *str1, char *str2, cha
 			strcpy(str3,interm_str);
 			break;
 		}
-		free(interm_str);
+		g_free(interm_str);
 
 	}