Index: src/hg/hgTracks/simpleTracks.c
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RCS file: /projects/compbio/cvsroot/kent/src/hg/hgTracks/simpleTracks.c,v
retrieving revision 1.116
retrieving revision 1.117
diff -b -B -U 4 -r1.116 -r1.117
--- src/hg/hgTracks/simpleTracks.c	9 Dec 2009 03:30:22 -0000	1.116
+++ src/hg/hgTracks/simpleTracks.c	21 Dec 2009 22:43:35 -0000	1.117
@@ -3371,10 +3371,9 @@
 assert(starts != NULL && sizes != NULL && blockCount > 0);
 
 AllocVar(lf);
 lf->grayIx = grayIx;
-strncpy(lf->name, bed->name, sizeof(lf->name));
-lf->name[sizeof(lf->name)-1] = 0;
+lf->name = cloneString(bed->name);
 lf->orientation = orientFromChar(bed->strand[0]);
 for (i=0; i<blockCount; ++i)
     {
     AllocVar(sf);
@@ -3414,9 +3413,9 @@
     {
     struct linkedFeatures *lf;
     struct simpleFeature *sf;
     AllocVar(lf);
-    strncpy(lf->name, bed->name, sizeof(lf->name));
+    lf->name = cloneString(bed->name);
     lf->start = starts[i] + bed->chromStart;
     lf->end = lf->start + sizes[i];
     AllocVar(sf);
     sf->start = lf->start;
@@ -3882,9 +3881,9 @@
 	continue;
 	}
     AllocVar(lf);
     lf->grayIx = grayIx;
-    strncpy(lf->name, gp->name, sizeof(lf->name));
+    lf->name = cloneString(gp->name);
     if (extra && gp->name2)
         lf->extra = cloneString(gp->name2);
     lf->orientation = orientFromChar(gp->strand[0]);
 
@@ -4078,9 +4077,9 @@
 	sr = sqlGetResult(conn, query);
 	if ((row = sqlNextRow(sr)) != NULL)
 	    {
 	    km = knownMoreLoad(row);
-	    strncpy(lf->name, km->name, sizeof(lf->name));
+	    lf->name = cloneString(km->name);
 	    if (km->omimId)
 	        lf->extra = km;
 	    else
 	        knownMoreFree(&km);
@@ -8485,9 +8484,9 @@
 boolean rcTarget = (psl->strand[1] == '-');
 
 AllocVar(lf);
 lf->grayIx = grayIx;
-strncpy(lf->name, psl->qName, sizeof(lf->name));
+lf->name = cloneString(psl->qName);
 lf->orientation = orientFromChar(psl->strand[0]);
 if (rcTarget)
     lf->orientation = -lf->orientation;
 for (i=0; i<blockCount; ++i)
@@ -10394,9 +10393,9 @@
 {
 static char truncName[128];
 struct linkedFeatures *lf = item;
 /* todo: make this check a cart variable so it can be hgTrackUi-tweaked. */
-assert(lf->name);
+assert(lf->name != NULL);
 if (startsWith("NM_", lf->name) || startsWith("XM_", lf->name))
     {
     char *ptr = lf->name + 3;
     while (isdigit(ptr[0]))

