(make_path_private): Use `sizeof *var' rather than `sizeof EXPLICIT_TYPE'.

The former is more maintainable and usually shorter.

diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 05c4bc2..e92d819 100644 (file)
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -408,8 +408,7 @@ make_path_private (const char *const_dirpath, int src_offset, int mode,
        {
          /* Add this directory to the list of directories whose modes need
             fixing later. */
-         struct dir_attr *new =
-           xmalloc (sizeof (struct dir_attr));
+         struct dir_attr *new = xmalloc (sizeof *new);
          new->slash_offset = slash - dirpath;
          new->next = *attr_list;
          *attr_list = new;