diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index ce918a5..e9313a5 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-11-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* stabs.c (generate_asm_file): Increase length of xmalloc'ed
+	buffer in order to avoid buffer overflows.
+
 2000-11-02  Theo Honohan  <th@futuretv.com>
 
 	* config/tc-arm.c (do_msr): Improve error message. 
diff --git a/gas/stabs.c b/gas/stabs.c
index 7c13c2f..d88fd0a 100644
--- a/gas/stabs.c
+++ b/gas/stabs.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Generic stabs parsing for gas.
-   Copyright (C) 1989, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 1999
+   Copyright (C) 1989, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of GAS, the GNU Assembler.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with GAS; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
 Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
-02111-1307, USA. */
+02111-1307, USA.  */
 
 #include "as.h"
 #include "obstack.h"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "ecoff.h"
 
 /* We need this, despite the apparent object format dependency, since
-   it defines stab types, which all object formats can use now. */
+   it defines stab types, which all object formats can use now.  */
 
 #include "aout/stab_gnu.h"
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     }
 
   if (length > 0)
-    {				/* Ordinary case. */
+    {				/* Ordinary case.  */
       p = frag_more (length + 1);
       strcpy (p, string);
 
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@
 #endif
 
 /* This can handle different kinds of stabs (s,n,d) and different
-   kinds of stab sections. */
+   kinds of stab sections.  */
 
-static void 
+static void
 s_stab_generic (what, stab_secname, stabstr_secname)
      int what;
      char *stab_secname;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
   demand_empty_rest_of_line ();
 }
 
-/* Regular stab directive. */
+/* Regular stab directive.  */
 
 void
 s_stab (what)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
   s_stab_generic (what, STAB_SECTION_NAME, STAB_STRING_SECTION_NAME);
 }
 
-/* "Extended stabs", used in Solaris only now. */
+/* "Extended stabs", used in Solaris only now.  */
 
 void
 s_xstab (what)
@@ -439,9 +439,9 @@
 
 /* Frob invented at RMS' request. Set the n_desc of a symbol.  */
 
-void 
+void
 s_desc (ignore)
-     int ignore;
+     int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 {
   char *name;
   char c;
@@ -498,52 +498,62 @@
   static char *last_file;
   static int label_count;
   char *hold;
-  char *buf = xmalloc (2 * strlen (file) + 10);
   char sym[30];
-
+  char *buf;
+  char *tmp = file;
+  char *endp = file + strlen (file);
+  char *bufp = buf;
+  
+  if (last_file != NULL
+      && strcmp (last_file, file) == 0)
+    return;
+  
   /* Rather than try to do this in some efficient fashion, we just
      generate a string and then parse it again.  That lets us use the
      existing stabs hook, which expect to see a string, rather than
      inventing new ones.  */
-
   hold = input_line_pointer;
 
-  if (last_file == NULL
-      || strcmp (last_file, file) != 0)
+  sprintf (sym, "%sF%d", FAKE_LABEL_NAME, label_count);
+  ++label_count;
+
+  /* Allocate enough space for the file name (possibly extended with
+     doubled up backslashes), the symbol name, and the other characters
+     that make up a stabs file directive.  */
+  bufp = buf = xmalloc (2 * strlen (file) + strlen (sym) + 12);
+  
+  *bufp++ = '"';
+
+  while (tmp < endp)
     {
-      char *tmp = file;
-      char *endp = file + strlen(file);
-      char *bufp = buf;
+      char *bslash = strchr (tmp, '\\');
+      int len = (bslash ? (bslash - tmp + 1) : strlen (tmp));
+      
+      /* Double all backslashes, since demand_copy_C_string (used by
+	 s_stab to extract the part in quotes) will try to replace them as
+	 escape sequences.  backslash may appear in a filespec.  */
+      strncpy (bufp, tmp, len);
+      
+      tmp += len;
+      bufp += len;
 
-      sprintf (sym, "%sF%d", FAKE_LABEL_NAME, label_count);
-      ++label_count;
-
-      *bufp++ = '"';
-      while (tmp < endp)
-        {
-          char *bslash = strchr (tmp, '\\');
-          int len = (bslash ? (bslash - tmp + 1) : strlen (tmp));
-          /* double all backslashes, since demand_copy_C_string (used by
-             s_stab to extract the part in quotes) will try to replace them as
-             escape sequences.  backslash may appear in a filespec. */
-          strncpy (bufp, tmp, len);
-          tmp += len;
-          bufp += len;
-          if (bslash != NULL)
-            *bufp++ = '\\';
-        } 
-      sprintf (bufp, "\",%d,0,0,%s\n", type, sym);
-      input_line_pointer = buf;
-      s_stab ('s');
-      colon (sym);
-
-      if (last_file != NULL)
-	free (last_file);
-      last_file = xstrdup (file);
+      if (bslash != NULL)
+	*bufp++ = '\\';
     }
 
-  input_line_pointer = hold;
+  sprintf (bufp, "\",%d,0,0,%s\n", type, sym);
+
+  input_line_pointer = buf;
+  s_stab ('s');
+  colon (sym);
+
+  if (last_file != NULL)
+    free (last_file);
+  last_file = xstrdup (file);
+  
   free (buf);
+
+  input_line_pointer = hold;
 }
 
 /* Generate stabs debugging information for the current line.  This is