3 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.c b/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
index 145996fe..9dc6556b 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
@@ -529,11 +529,11 @@ int alpm_trans_release()
 
 int alpm_logaction(char *fmt, ...)
 {
-	char str[256];
+	char str[LOG_STR_LEN];
 	va_list args;
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	vsnprintf(str, 256, fmt, args);
+	vsnprintf(str, LOG_STR_LEN, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 
 	return(_alpm_log_action(handle->usesyslog, handle->logfd, str));
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/log.c b/lib/libalpm/log.c
index dd4d34a0..cf5a9b48 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/log.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/log.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ unsigned char __pm_logmask = 0;
 
 void _alpm_log(unsigned char flag, char *fmt, ...)
 {
-	char str[256];
+	char str[LOG_STR_LEN];
 	va_list args;
 
 	if(__pm_logcb == NULL) {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void _alpm_log(unsigned char flag, char *fmt, ...)
 
 	if(flag & __pm_logmask) {
 		va_start(args, fmt);
-		vsnprintf(str, 256, fmt, args);
+		vsnprintf(str, LOG_STR_LEN, fmt, args);
 		va_end(args);
 
 		__pm_logcb(flag, str);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/log.h b/lib/libalpm/log.h
index 852202ab..e9a9a4f9 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/log.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/log.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef _ALPM_LOG_H
 #define _ALPM_LOG_H
 
+#define LOG_STR_LEN 256
+
 typedef void (*alpm_cb_log)(unsigned short, char *);
 
 void _alpm_log(unsigned char flag, char *fmt, ...);