From 4208273cd1f03742fbbbed6f45befd9e663305b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryce Kwon <bryce@brycekwon.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:55:46 -0700
Subject: Keep the repository title in one static buffer

---
 source/cgit.c | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'source')

diff --git a/source/cgit.c b/source/cgit.c
index cf93881..38f30a0 100644
--- a/source/cgit.c
+++ b/source/cgit.c
@@ -1093,11 +1093,14 @@ static void open_repo(int *nongit, int *err)
  */
 static int prepare_repo_cmd(int nongit, int err, int clone)
 {
+	// Static, since the pages replace the title without freeing it.
+	static struct strbuf title = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct object_id oid;
 
 	if (nongit) {
 		const char *name = ctx.repo->name;
-		ctx.page.title = xstrfmt("%s - %s", ctx.cfg.root_title, "config error");
+		strbuf_addf(&title, "%s - %s", ctx.cfg.root_title, "config error");
+		ctx.page.title = title.buf;
 		ctx.repo = NULL;
 		cgit_print_error_page(
 			404, "Not Found", "Failed to open %s: %s", name,
@@ -1105,7 +1108,8 @@ static int prepare_repo_cmd(int nongit, int err, int clone)
 		);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	ctx.page.title = xstrfmt("%s - %s", ctx.repo->name, ctx.cfg.root_title);
+	strbuf_addf(&title, "%s - %s", ctx.repo->name, ctx.cfg.root_title);
+	ctx.page.title = title.buf;
 
 	if (!ctx.repo->defbranch)
 		ctx.repo->defbranch = guess_defbranch();
-- 
cgit