--- libraries/libldap/result.c	2005/10/12 01:10:47	1.99.2.10
+++ libraries/libldap/result.c	2005/11/14 18:06:06	1.99.2.11
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* result.c - wait for an ldap result */
-/* $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/libraries/libldap/result.c,v 1.99.2.9 2005/10/10 17:35:26 kurt Exp $ */
+/* $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/libraries/libldap/result.c,v 1.99.2.10 2005/10/12 01:10:47 kurt Exp $ */
 /* This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
  *
  * Copyright 1998-2005 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
@@ -565,18 +565,33 @@ nextresp2:
 			ber_len_t	len;
 			char		*lr_res_error = NULL;
 
+#ifdef LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL
+			if ( ber_scanf( &tmpber, "{eAA",/*}*/ &lderr,
+				    &lr->lr_res_matched, &lr_res_error )
+				    != LBER_ERROR )
+#else /* ! LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL */
 			if ( ber_scanf( &tmpber, "{eaa",/*}*/ &lderr,
 				    &lr->lr_res_matched, &lr_res_error )
 				    != LBER_ERROR )
+#endif /* ! LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL */
 			{
 				if ( lr_res_error != NULL ) {
-					if ( lr->lr_res_error != NULL ) {
-						(void)ldap_append_referral( ld, &lr->lr_res_error, lr_res_error );
-						LDAP_FREE( (char *)lr_res_error );
+#ifndef LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL
+					if ( lr_res_error[ 0 ] == '\0' ) {
+						LDAP_FREE( lr_res_error );
+						lr_res_error = NULL;
+					} else
+#endif /* ! LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL */
+					{
+						if ( lr->lr_res_error != NULL ) {
+							(void)ldap_append_referral( ld, &lr->lr_res_error, lr_res_error );
+							LDAP_FREE( (char *)lr_res_error );
 
-					} else {
-						lr->lr_res_error = lr_res_error;
+						} else {
+							lr->lr_res_error = lr_res_error;
+						}
 					}
+					lr_res_error = NULL;
 				}
 
 				/* Check if V3 referral */
@@ -649,16 +664,29 @@ nextresp2:
 				 */
 				if ( tag == LDAP_RES_SEARCH_RESULT )
 					refer_cnt = 0;
+#ifdef LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL
+			} else if ( ber_scanf( &tmpber, "{eAA}", &lderr,
+				&lr->lr_res_matched, &lr_res_error )
+				!= LBER_ERROR )
+#else /* ! LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL */
 			} else if ( ber_scanf( &tmpber, "{eaa}", &lderr,
 				&lr->lr_res_matched, &lr_res_error )
 				!= LBER_ERROR )
+#endif /* ! LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL */
 			{
 				if ( lr_res_error != NULL ) {
-					if ( lr->lr_res_error != NULL ) {
-						(void)ldap_append_referral( ld, &lr->lr_res_error, lr_res_error );
-						LDAP_FREE( (char *)lr_res_error );
-					} else {
-						lr->lr_res_error = lr_res_error;
+#ifndef LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL
+					if ( lr_res_error[ 0 ] == '\0' ) {
+						LDAP_FREE( lr_res_error );
+					} else
+#endif /* ! LDAP_NULL_IS_NULL */
+					{
+						if ( lr->lr_res_error != NULL ) {
+							(void)ldap_append_referral( ld, &lr->lr_res_error, lr_res_error );
+							LDAP_FREE( (char *)lr_res_error );
+						} else {
+							lr->lr_res_error = lr_res_error;
+						}
 					}
 					lr_res_error = NULL;
 				}
@@ -697,10 +725,19 @@ nextresp2:
 				} else {
 					lr->lr_res_errno = LDAP_PARTIAL_RESULTS;
 				}
-Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
-    "new result:  res_errno: %d, res_error: <%s>, res_matched: <%s>\n",
-    lr->lr_res_errno, lr->lr_res_error ? lr->lr_res_error : "",
-    lr->lr_res_matched ? lr->lr_res_matched : "" );
+
+				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "new result:  "
+					"res_errno: %d, "
+					"res_error: <%s>, "
+					"res_matched: <%s>\n",
+    					lr->lr_res_errno,
+					lr->lr_res_error ? lr->lr_res_error : "",
+					lr->lr_res_matched ? lr->lr_res_matched : "" );
+			}
+
+			/* in any case, don't leave any lr_res_error 'round */
+			if ( lr_res_error ) {
+				LDAP_FREE( lr_res_error );
 			}
 		}