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$NetBSD: patch-ac,v 1.2 2003/11/05 11:54:47 tron Exp $

--- src/ls.c~	2003-03-20 00:01:51.000000000 +0100
+++ src/ls.c	2003-11-05 00:34:17.000000000 +0100
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 
 struct bin_str
   {
-    int len;			/* Number of bytes */
+    size_t len;			/* Number of bytes */
     const char *string;		/* Pointer to the same */
   };
 
@@ -265,15 +265,15 @@
 static void print_color_indicator (const char *name, mode_t mode, int linkok);
 static void put_indicator (const struct bin_str *ind);
 static int put_indicator_direct (const struct bin_str *ind);
-static int length_of_file_name_and_frills (const struct fileinfo *f);
+static size_t length_of_file_name_and_frills (const struct fileinfo *f);
 static void add_ignore_pattern (const char *pattern);
 static void attach (char *dest, const char *dirname, const char *name);
 static void clear_files (void);
 static void extract_dirs_from_files (const char *dirname,
 				     int ignore_dot_and_dot_dot);
 static void get_link_name (const char *filename, struct fileinfo *f);
-static void indent (int from, int to);
-static void init_column_info (void);
+static void indent (size_t from, size_t to);
+static size_t calculate_columns (int by_columns);
 static void print_current_files (void);
 static void print_dir (const char *name, const char *realname);
 static void print_file_name_and_frills (const struct fileinfo *f);
@@ -319,10 +319,10 @@
 static struct fileinfo *files;  /* FIXME: rename this to e.g. cwd_file */
 
 /* Length of block that `files' points to, measured in files.  */
-static int nfiles;  /* FIXME: rename this to e.g. cwd_n_alloc */
+static size_t nfiles;  /* FIXME: rename this to e.g. cwd_n_alloc */
 
 /* Index of first unused in `files'.  */
-static int files_index;  /* FIXME: rename this to e.g. cwd_n_used */
+static size_t files_index;  /* FIXME: rename this to e.g. cwd_n_used */
 
 /* When nonzero, in a color listing, color each symlink name according to the
    type of file it points to.  Otherwise, color them according to the `ln'
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
 
 /* The number of chars per hardware tab stop.  Setting this to zero
    inhibits the use of TAB characters for separating columns.  -T */
-static int tabsize;
+static size_t tabsize;
 
 /* Nonzero means we are listing the working directory because no
    non-option arguments were given. */
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
 /* The line length to use for breaking lines in many-per-line format.
    Can be set with -w.  */
 
-static int line_length;
+static size_t line_length;
 
 /* If nonzero, the file listing format requires that stat be called on
    each file. */
@@ -799,16 +799,16 @@
 /* Information about filling a column.  */
 struct column_info
 {
-  int valid_len;
-  int line_len;
-  int *col_arr;
+  int valid_len;
+  size_t line_len;
+  size_t *col_arr;
 };
 
 /* Array with information about column filledness.  */
 static struct column_info *column_info;
 
 /* Maximum number of columns ever possible for this display.  */
-static int max_idx;
+static size_t max_idx;
 
 /* The minimum width of a colum is 3: 1 character for the name and 2
    for the separating white space.  */
@@ -904,18 +904,18 @@
 static void
 dired_dump_obstack (const char *prefix, struct obstack *os)
 {
-  int n_pos;
+  size_t n_pos;
 
   n_pos = obstack_object_size (os) / sizeof (dired_pos);
   if (n_pos > 0)
     {
-      int i;
+      size_t i;
       size_t *pos;
 
       pos = (size_t *) obstack_finish (os);
       fputs (prefix, stdout);
       for (i = 0; i < n_pos; i++)
-	printf (" %lu", (unsigned long) pos[i]);
+	printf (" %lu", (unsigned long int) pos[i]);
       putchar ('\n');
     }
 }
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@
   struct dev_ino *ent_from_table;
   int found_match;
 
-  ent = XMALLOC (struct dev_ino, 1);
+  ent = xmalloc (sizeof *ent);
   ent->st_ino = ino;
   ent->st_dev = dev;
 
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@
     }
 
   nfiles = 100;
-  files = XMALLOC (struct fileinfo, nfiles);
+  files = xnmalloc (nfiles, sizeof *files);
   files_index = 0;
 
   clear_files ();
@@ -1322,11 +1322,11 @@
     char const *p = getenv ("COLUMNS");
     if (p && *p)
       {
-	long int tmp_long;
-	if (xstrtol (p, NULL, 0, &tmp_long, NULL) == LONGINT_OK
-	    && 0 < tmp_long && tmp_long <= INT_MAX)
+	unsigned long int tmp_ulong;
+	if (xstrtoul (p, NULL, 0, &tmp_ulong, NULL) == LONGINT_OK
+	    && 0 < tmp_ulong && tmp_ulong <= SIZE_MAX)
 	  {
-	    line_length = (int) tmp_long;
+	    line_length = tmp_ulong;
 	  }
 	else
 	  {
@@ -1341,7 +1341,8 @@
   {
     struct winsize ws;
 
-    if (ioctl (STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &ws) != -1 && ws.ws_col != 0)
+    if (ioctl (STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &ws) != -1
+	&& 0 < ws.ws_col && ws.ws_col <= SIZE_MAX)
       line_length = ws.ws_col;
   }
 #endif
@@ -1353,11 +1354,11 @@
     tabsize = 8;
     if (!getenv ("POSIXLY_CORRECT") && (p = getenv ("TABSIZE")))
       {
-	long int tmp_long;
-	if (xstrtol (p, NULL, 0, &tmp_long, NULL) == LONGINT_OK
-	    && 0 <= tmp_long && tmp_long <= INT_MAX)
+	unsigned long int tmp_ulong;
+	if (xstrtoul (p, NULL, 0, &tmp_ulong, NULL) == LONGINT_OK
+	    && tmp_ulong <= SIZE_MAX)
 	  {
-	    tabsize = (int) tmp_long;
+	    tabsize = tmp_ulong;
 	  }
 	else
 	  {
@@ -1476,12 +1477,12 @@
 
 	case 'w':
 	  {
-	    long int tmp_long;
-	    if (xstrtol (optarg, NULL, 0, &tmp_long, NULL) != LONGINT_OK
-		|| tmp_long <= 0 || tmp_long > INT_MAX)
+	    unsigned long int tmp_ulong;
+	    if (xstrtoul (optarg, NULL, 0, &tmp_ulong, NULL) != LONGINT_OK
+		|| ! (0 < tmp_ulong && tmp_ulong <= SIZE_MAX))
 	      error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("invalid line width: %s"),
 		     quotearg (optarg));
-	    line_length = (int) tmp_long;
+	    line_length = tmp_ulong;
 	    break;
 	  }
 
@@ -1550,12 +1551,12 @@
 
 	case 'T':
 	  {
-	    long int tmp_long;
-	    if (xstrtol (optarg, NULL, 0, &tmp_long, NULL) != LONGINT_OK
-		|| tmp_long < 0 || tmp_long > INT_MAX)
+	    unsigned long int tmp_ulong;
+	    if (xstrtoul (optarg, NULL, 0, &tmp_ulong, NULL) != LONGINT_OK
+		|| SIZE_MAX < tmp_ulong)
 	      error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("invalid tab size: %s"),
 		     quotearg (optarg));
-	    tabsize = (int) tmp_long;
+	    tabsize = tmp_ulong;
 	    break;
 	  }
 
@@ -1661,6 +1662,8 @@
 	}
     }
 
+  max_idx = MAX (1, line_length / MIN_COLUMN_WIDTH);
+
   filename_quoting_options = clone_quoting_options (NULL);
   if (get_quoting_style (filename_quoting_options) == escape_quoting_style)
     set_char_quoting (filename_quoting_options, ' ', 1);
@@ -1762,7 +1765,8 @@
 /* Parse a string as part of the LS_COLORS variable; this may involve
    decoding all kinds of escape characters.  If equals_end is set an
    unescaped equal sign ends the string, otherwise only a : or \0
-   does.  Returns the number of characters output, or -1 on failure.
+   does.  Set *OUTPUT_COUNT to the number of bytes output.  Return
+   true if successful.
 
    The resulting string is *not* null-terminated, but may contain
    embedded nulls.
@@ -1771,11 +1775,12 @@
    the first free byte after the array and the character that ended
    the input string, respectively.  */
 
-static int
-get_funky_string (char **dest, const char **src, int equals_end)
+static int
+get_funky_string (char **dest, const char **src, int equals_end,
+		  size_t *output_count)
 {
   int num;			/* For numerical codes */
-  int count;			/* Something to count with */
+  size_t count;			/* Something to count with */
   enum {
     ST_GND, ST_BACKSLASH, ST_OCTAL, ST_HEX, ST_CARET, ST_END, ST_ERROR
   } state;
@@ -1960,8 +1965,9 @@
 
   *dest = q;
   *src = p;
+  *output_count = count;
 
-  return state == ST_ERROR ? -1 : count;
+  return state != ST_ERROR;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2004,15 +2010,15 @@
 		 override an earlier one, which can be useful for
 		 having terminal-specific defs override global).  */
 
-	      ext = XMALLOC (struct color_ext_type, 1);
+	      ext = xmalloc (sizeof *ext);
 	      ext->next = color_ext_list;
 	      color_ext_list = ext;
 
 	      ++p;
 	      ext->ext.string = buf;
 
-	      state = (ext->ext.len =
-		       get_funky_string (&buf, &p, 1)) < 0 ? -1 : 4;
+	      state = (get_funky_string (&buf, &p, true, &ext->ext.len)
+		       ? 4 : -1);
 	      break;
 
 	    case '\0':
@@ -2045,8 +2051,9 @@
 		  if (STREQ (label, indicator_name[ind_no]))
 		    {
 		      color_indicator[ind_no].string = buf;
-		      state = ((color_indicator[ind_no].len =
-				get_funky_string (&buf, &p, 0)) < 0 ? -1 : 1);
+		      state = (get_funky_string (&buf, &p, false,
+						 &color_indicator[ind_no].len)
+			       ? 1 : -1);
 		      break;
 		    }
 		}
@@ -2059,8 +2066,8 @@
 	  if (*(p++) == '=')
 	    {
 	      ext->seq.string = buf;
-	      state = (ext->seq.len =
-		       get_funky_string (&buf, &p, 0)) < 0 ? -1 : 1;
+	      state = (get_funky_string (&buf, &p, false, &ext->seq.len)
+		       ? 1 : -1);
 	    }
 	  else
 	    state = -1;
@@ -2104,7 +2111,7 @@
 {
   struct pending *new;
 
-  new = XMALLOC (struct pending, 1);
+  new = xmalloc (sizeof *new);
   new->realname = realname ? xstrdup (realname) : NULL;
   new->name = name ? xstrdup (name) : NULL;
   new->next = pending_dirs;
@@ -2259,7 +2266,7 @@
 {
   register struct ignore_pattern *ignore;
 
-  ignore = XMALLOC (struct ignore_pattern, 1);
+  ignore = xmalloc (sizeof *ignore);
   ignore->pattern = pattern;
   /* Add it to the head of the linked list. */
   ignore->next = ignore_patterns;
@@ -2294,7 +2301,7 @@
 static void
 clear_files (void)
 {
-  register int i;
+  register size_t i;
 
   for (i = 0; i < files_index; i++)
     {
@@ -2320,8 +2327,8 @@
 
   if (files_index == nfiles)
     {
+      files = xnrealloc (files, nfiles, 2 * sizeof *files);
       nfiles *= 2;
-      files = XREALLOC (files, struct fileinfo, nfiles);
     }
 
   files[files_index].linkname = 0;
@@ -2547,7 +2554,8 @@
 static void
 extract_dirs_from_files (const char *dirname, int ignore_dot_and_dot_dot)
 {
-  register int i, j;
+  register size_t i;
+  register size_t j;
 
   if (*dirname && LOOP_DETECT)
     {
@@ -2559,7 +2567,7 @@
 
   /* Queue the directories last one first, because queueing reverses the
      order.  */
-  for (i = files_index - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+  for (i = files_index; i-- != 0; )
     if ((files[i].filetype == directory || files[i].filetype == arg_directory)
 	&& (!ignore_dot_and_dot_dot
 	    || !basename_is_dot_or_dotdot (files[i].name)))
@@ -2786,7 +2794,7 @@
 static void
 print_current_files (void)
 {
-  register int i;
+  register size_t i;
 
   switch (format)
     {
@@ -2799,12 +2807,10 @@
       break;
 
     case many_per_line:
-      init_column_info ();
       print_many_per_line ();
       break;
 
     case horizontal:
-      init_column_info ();
       print_horizontal ();
       break;
 
@@ -2907,7 +2913,7 @@
   if (name)
     sprintf (buffer, "%-8s ", name);
   else
-    sprintf (buffer, "%-8lu ", (unsigned long) u);
+    sprintf (buffer, "%-8lu ", (unsigned long int) u);
   return strlen (buffer);
 }
 
@@ -2981,7 +2987,7 @@
 
   /* The last byte of the mode string is the POSIX
      "optional alternate access method flag".  */
-  sprintf (p, "%s %3lu ", modebuf, (unsigned long) f->stat.st_nlink);
+  sprintf (p, "%s %3lu ", modebuf, (unsigned long int) f->stat.st_nlink);
   p += strlen (p);
 
   if (print_owner)
@@ -2993,7 +2999,7 @@
       if (group_name)
 	sprintf (p, "%-8s ", group_name);
       else
-	sprintf (p, "%-8lu ", (unsigned long) f->stat.st_gid);
+	sprintf (p, "%-8lu ", (unsigned long int) f->stat.st_gid);
       p += strlen (p);
     }
 
@@ -3002,8 +3008,8 @@
 
   if (S_ISCHR (f->stat.st_mode) || S_ISBLK (f->stat.st_mode))
     sprintf (p, "%3lu, %3lu ",
-	     (unsigned long) major (f->stat.st_rdev),
-	     (unsigned long) minor (f->stat.st_rdev));
+	     (unsigned long int) major (f->stat.st_rdev),
+	     (unsigned long int) minor (f->stat.st_rdev));
   else
     {
       char hbuf[LONGEST_HUMAN_READABLE + 1];
@@ -3405,7 +3411,7 @@
 	  name += len;		/* Pointer to final \0.  */
 	  for (ext = color_ext_list; ext != NULL; ext = ext->next)
 	    {
-	      if ((size_t) ext->ext.len <= len
+	      if (ext->ext.len <= len
 		  && strncmp (name - ext->ext.len, ext->ext.string,
 			      ext->ext.len) == 0)
 		break;
@@ -3422,12 +3428,12 @@
 static void
 put_indicator (const struct bin_str *ind)
 {
-  register int i;
+  register size_t i;
   register const char *p;
 
   p = ind->string;
 
-  for (i = ind->len; i > 0; --i)
+  for (i = ind->len; i != 0; --i)
     putchar (*(p++));
 }
 
@@ -3445,10 +3451,10 @@
   return (full_write (STDOUT_FILENO, ind->string, len) != len);
 }
 
-static int
+static size_t
 length_of_file_name_and_frills (const struct fileinfo *f)
 {
-  register int len = 0;
+  register size_t len = 0;
   size_t name_width;
 
   if (print_inode)
@@ -3485,70 +3491,25 @@
 static void
 print_many_per_line (void)
 {
-  struct column_info *line_fmt;
-  int filesno;			/* Index into files. */
-  int row;			/* Current row. */
-  int max_name_length;		/* Length of longest file name + frills. */
-  int name_length;		/* Length of each file name + frills. */
-  int pos;			/* Current character column. */
-  int cols;			/* Number of files across. */
-  int rows;			/* Maximum number of files down. */
-  int max_cols;
-
-  /* Normally the maximum number of columns is determined by the
-     screen width.  But if few files are available this might limit it
-     as well.  */
-  max_cols = max_idx > files_index ? files_index : max_idx;
-
-  /* Compute the maximum number of possible columns.  */
-  for (filesno = 0; filesno < files_index; ++filesno)
-    {
-      int i;
-
-      name_length = length_of_file_name_and_frills (files + filesno);
-
-      for (i = 0; i < max_cols; ++i)
-	{
-	  if (column_info[i].valid_len)
-	    {
-	      int idx = filesno / ((files_index + i) / (i + 1));
-	      int real_length = name_length + (idx == i ? 0 : 2);
-
-	      if (real_length > column_info[i].col_arr[idx])
-		{
-		  column_info[i].line_len += (real_length
-					   - column_info[i].col_arr[idx]);
-		  column_info[i].col_arr[idx] = real_length;
-		  column_info[i].valid_len = column_info[i].line_len < line_length;
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-
-  /* Find maximum allowed columns.  */
-  for (cols = max_cols; cols > 1; --cols)
-    {
-      if (column_info[cols - 1].valid_len)
-	break;
-    }
-
-  line_fmt = &column_info[cols - 1];
+  size_t row;			/* Current row. */
+  size_t cols = calculate_columns (true);
+  struct column_info const *line_fmt = &column_info[cols - 1];
 
   /* Calculate the number of rows that will be in each column except possibly
      for a short column on the right. */
-  rows = files_index / cols + (files_index % cols != 0);
+  size_t rows = files_index / cols + (files_index % cols != 0);
 
   for (row = 0; row < rows; row++)
     {
-      int col = 0;
-      filesno = row;
-      pos = 0;
+      size_t col = 0;
+      size_t filesno = row;
+      size_t pos = 0;
       /* Print the next row.  */
       while (1)
 	{
+	  size_t name_length = length_of_file_name_and_frills (files + filesno);
+	  size_t max_name_length = line_fmt->col_arr[col++];
 	  print_file_name_and_frills (files + filesno);
-	  name_length = length_of_file_name_and_frills (files + filesno);
-	  max_name_length = line_fmt->col_arr[col++];
 
 	  filesno += rows;
 	  if (filesno >= files_index)
@@ -3564,65 +3525,20 @@
 static void
 print_horizontal (void)
 {
-  struct column_info *line_fmt;
-  int filesno;
-  int max_name_length;
-  int name_length;
-  int cols;
-  int pos;
-  int max_cols;
-
-  /* Normally the maximum number of columns is determined by the
-     screen width.  But if few files are available this might limit it
-     as well.  */
-  max_cols = max_idx > files_index ? files_index : max_idx;
-
-  /* Compute the maximum file name length.  */
-  max_name_length = 0;
-  for (filesno = 0; filesno < files_index; ++filesno)
-    {
-      int i;
-
-      name_length = length_of_file_name_and_frills (files + filesno);
-
-      for (i = 0; i < max_cols; ++i)
-	{
-	  if (column_info[i].valid_len)
-	    {
-	      int idx = filesno % (i + 1);
-	      int real_length = name_length + (idx == i ? 0 : 2);
-
-	      if (real_length > column_info[i].col_arr[idx])
-		{
-		  column_info[i].line_len += (real_length
-					   - column_info[i].col_arr[idx]);
-		  column_info[i].col_arr[idx] = real_length;
-		  column_info[i].valid_len = column_info[i].line_len < line_length;
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-
-  /* Find maximum allowed columns.  */
-  for (cols = max_cols; cols > 1; --cols)
-    {
-      if (column_info[cols - 1].valid_len)
-	break;
-    }
-
-  line_fmt = &column_info[cols - 1];
-
-  pos = 0;
+  size_t filesno;
+  size_t pos = 0;
+  size_t cols = calculate_columns (false);
+  struct column_info const *line_fmt = &column_info[cols - 1];
+  size_t name_length = length_of_file_name_and_frills (files);
+  size_t max_name_length = line_fmt->col_arr[0];
 
   /* Print first entry.  */
   print_file_name_and_frills (files);
-  name_length = length_of_file_name_and_frills (files);
-  max_name_length = line_fmt->col_arr[0];
 
   /* Now the rest.  */
   for (filesno = 1; filesno < files_index; ++filesno)
     {
-      int col = filesno % cols;
+      size_t col = filesno % cols;
 
       if (col == 0)
 	{
@@ -3646,8 +3562,9 @@
 static void
 print_with_commas (void)
 {
-  int filesno;
-  int pos, old_pos;
+  size_t filesno;
+  size_t pos;
+  size_t old_pos;
 
   pos = 0;
 
@@ -3679,11 +3596,11 @@
    Use a TAB character instead of two or more spaces whenever possible.  */
 
 static void
-indent (int from, int to)
+indent (size_t from, size_t to)
 {
   while (from < to)
     {
-      if (tabsize > 0 && to / tabsize > (from + 1) / tabsize)
+      if (tabsize != 0 && to / tabsize > (from + 1) / tabsize)
 	{
 	  putchar ('\t');
 	  from += tabsize - from % tabsize;
@@ -3719,37 +3636,129 @@
   *dest = 0;
 }
 
+/* Allocate enough column info suitable for the current number of
+   files and display columns, and initialize the info to represent the
+   narrowest possible columns.  */
+
 static void
 init_column_info (void)
 {
-  int i;
-  int allocate = 0;
+  size_t i;
+
+  size_t max_cols = MIN (max_idx, files_index);
 
-  max_idx = line_length / MIN_COLUMN_WIDTH;
-  if (max_idx == 0)
-    max_idx = 1;
+  /* Currently allocated columns in column_info.  */
+  static size_t column_info_alloc;
+
+  if (column_info_alloc < max_cols)
+    {
+      size_t new_column_info_alloc;
+      size_t *p;
 
-  if (column_info == NULL)
+      if (max_cols < max_idx / 2)
     {
-      column_info = XMALLOC (struct column_info, max_idx);
-      allocate = 1;
+         /* The number of columns is far less than the display width
+            allows.  Grow the allocation, but only so that it's
+            double the current requirements.  If the display is
+            extremely wide, this avoids allocating a lot of memory
+            that is never needed.  */
+         column_info = xnrealloc (column_info, max_cols,
+                                  2 * sizeof *column_info);
+         new_column_info_alloc = 2 * max_cols;
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         column_info = xnrealloc (column_info, max_idx, sizeof *column_info);
+         new_column_info_alloc = max_idx;
     }
 
-  for (i = 0; i < max_idx; ++i)
+      /* Allocate the new size_t objects by computing the triangle
+        formula n * (n + 1) / 2, except that we don't need to
+        allocate the part of the triangle that we've already
+        allocated.  Check for address arithmetic overflow.  */
     {
-      int j;
+       size_t column_info_growth = new_column_info_alloc - column_info_alloc;
+       size_t s = column_info_alloc + 1 + new_column_info_alloc;
+       size_t t = s * column_info_growth;
+       if (s < new_column_info_alloc || t / column_info_growth != s)
+         xalloc_die ();
+       p = xnmalloc (t / 2, sizeof *p);
+      }
 
-      column_info[i].valid_len = 1;
-      column_info[i].line_len = (i + 1) * MIN_COLUMN_WIDTH;
+      /* Grow the triangle by parceling out the cells just allocated.  */
+      for (i = column_info_alloc; i < new_column_info_alloc; i++)
+       {
+         column_info[i].col_arr = p;
+         p += i + 1;
+       }
 
-      if (allocate)
-	column_info[i].col_arr = XMALLOC (int, i + 1);
+      column_info_alloc = new_column_info_alloc;
+    }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < max_cols; ++i)
+    {
+      size_t j;
 
+      column_info[i].valid_len = true;
+      column_info[i].line_len = (i + 1) * MIN_COLUMN_WIDTH;
       for (j = 0; j <= i; ++j)
 	column_info[i].col_arr[j] = MIN_COLUMN_WIDTH;
     }
 }
 
+/* Calculate the number of columns needed to represent the current set
+   of files in the current display width.  */
+
+static size_t
+calculate_columns (int by_columns)
+{
+  size_t filesno;              /* Index into files. */
+  size_t cols;                 /* Number of files across. */
+
+  /* Normally the maximum number of columns is determined by the
+     screen width.  But if few files are available this might limit it
+     as well.  */
+  size_t max_cols = MIN (max_idx, files_index);
+
+  init_column_info ();
+
+  /* Compute the maximum number of possible columns.  */
+  for (filesno = 0; filesno < files_index; ++filesno)
+    {
+      size_t name_length = length_of_file_name_and_frills (files + filesno);
+      size_t i;
+
+      for (i = 0; i < max_cols; ++i)
+       {
+         if (column_info[i].valid_len)
+           {
+             size_t idx = (by_columns
+                           ? filesno / ((files_index + i) / (i + 1))
+                           : filesno % (i + 1));
+             size_t real_length = name_length + (idx == i ? 0 : 2);
+
+             if (column_info[i].col_arr[idx] < real_length)
+               {
+                 column_info[i].line_len += (real_length
+                                             - column_info[i].col_arr[idx]);
+                 column_info[i].col_arr[idx] = real_length;
+                 column_info[i].valid_len = (column_info[i].line_len
+                                             < line_length);
+               }
+           }
+       }
+    }
+
+  /* Find maximum allowed columns.  */
+  for (cols = max_cols; 1 < cols; --cols)
+    {
+      if (column_info[cols - 1].valid_len)
+       break;
+    }
+
+  return cols;
+}
+
 void
 usage (int status)
 {