--- export/src/el.c	2009-09-05 13:37:56.000000000 +0200
+++ ../src/el.c	2009-09-05 13:47:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint && not SCCSID */

+#ifndef MAXPATHLEN
+#define MAXPATHLEN 4096
+#endif
+
 /*
  * el.c: EditLine interface functions
  */
@@ -493,17 +497,16 @@
	FILE *fp;
	size_t len;
	char *ptr;
-#ifdef HAVE_ISSETUGID
	char path[MAXPATHLEN];
-#endif

	fp = NULL;
	if (fname == NULL) {
-#ifdef HAVE_ISSETUGID
		static const char elpath[] = "/.editrc";

+#ifdef HAVE_ISSETUGID
		if (issetugid())
			return (-1);
+#endif
		if ((ptr = getenv("HOME")) == NULL)
			return (-1);
		if (strlcpy(path, ptr, sizeof(path)) >= sizeof(path))
@@ -511,14 +514,6 @@
		if (strlcat(path, elpath, sizeof(path)) >= sizeof(path))
			return (-1);
		fname = path;
-#else
-		/*
-		 * If issetugid() is missing, always return an error, in order
-		 * to keep from inadvertently opening up the user to a security
-		 * hole.
-		 */
-		return (-1);
-#endif
	}
	if (fp == NULL)
		fp = fopen(fname, "r");