--- tests/line2addr.c-dist	2007-01-09 13:01:13.000000000 +0100
+++ tests/line2addr.c	2007-01-09 13:18:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     {
       struct args a = { .arg = argv[cnt] };
 
-      switch (sscanf (a.arg, "%a[^:]:%d", &a.file, &a.line))
+      a.file = malloc(4096); /* XXX temporary fix */
+      switch (sscanf (a.arg, "%s[^:]:%d", a.file, &a.line))
 	{
 	default:
 	case 0: