--- app_festival.c.old	Fri Oct  8 17:59:22 2004
+++ app_festival.c	Fri Oct  8 18:31:02 2004
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@
 	struct ast_hostent ahp;
 	int fd;
 	FILE *fs;
-	char *asthost;
-	char *cachedir;
+	char asthost[1024]="";
+	char cachedir[1024]="";
 	char *temp;
-	char *festivalcommand;
+	char festivalcommand[1024]="";
 	int port=1314;
 	int n;
 	char ack[4];
@@ -281,40 +281,48 @@
 	char *intstr;
 	
 	struct ast_config *cfg;
+	
 	cfg = ast_load(FESTIVAL_CONFIG);
 	if (!cfg) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "No such configuration file %s\n", FESTIVAL_CONFIG);
 		return -1;
+	}
+	temp = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "host");
+	strcpy(asthost, temp);
+	if (!asthost) {
+		strcpy(asthost, "localhost");
+	}
+	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Host variable is %s\n", asthost);
+	
+	temp = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "port");
+	if (!temp) {
+		port = 1314;
+	} else {
+		port = atoi(temp);
+	}
+	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Port number is %d\n", port);
+	
+	temp = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "usecache");
+	if (!temp) {
+		usecache = 0;
 	} else {
-		asthost = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "host");
-		if (!asthost) {
-			asthost = "localhost";
-		}
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Host variable is %s\n", asthost);
-		temp = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "port");
-		if (!temp) {
-			port = 1314;
-		} else {
-			port = atoi(temp);
-		}
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Port number is %d\n", port);
-		temp = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "usecache");
-		if (!temp) {
-			usecache = 0;
-		} else {
-			usecache = ast_true(temp);
-		}
-		cachedir = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "cachedir");
-		if (!cachedir) {
-			cachedir = "/tmp/";
-		}
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Festival cache directory %s\n", cachedir);
-		festivalcommand = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "festivalcommand");
-		if (!festivalcommand) {
-			festivalcommand = "(tts_textasterisk \"%s\" 'file)(quit)\n";
-		}
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Festival command %s\n", festivalcommand);
+		usecache = ast_true(temp);
+	}
+	
+	temp = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "cachedir");
+	strcpy(cachedir, temp);
+	if (!temp) {
+		strcpy(cachedir, "/tmp/");
 	}
+	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Festival cache directory %s\n", cachedir);
+	
+	temp = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "festivalcommand");
+	strcpy(festivalcommand, temp);
+	if (!temp) {
+		strcpy(festivalcommand, "(tts_textasterisk \"%s\" 'file)(quit)\n");
+	}
+	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Festival command %s\n", festivalcommand);
+	
 	ast_destroy(cfg);
 	if (!vdata || ast_strlen_zero(vdata)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "festival requires an argument (text)\n");