--- libaitio/src/Attic/vars.c	2012/05/18 09:19:53	1.7.2.1
+++ libaitio/src/Attic/vars.c	2012/05/18 12:45:34	1.7.2.3
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: vars.c,v 1.7.2.1 2012/05/18 09:19:53 misho Exp $
+* $Id: vars.c,v 1.7.2.3 2012/05/18 12:45:34 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -499,19 +499,25 @@ io_allocVars(int varnum)
  * return: NULL error or !=NULL ait_val_t element
  */
 inline ait_val_t *
-io_getVars(array_t * __restrict vars, int n)
+io_getVars(array_t ** __restrict vars, int n)
 {
 	ait_val_t *v;
 
 	if (!vars)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (n >= io_arraySize(vars) && io_arrayGrow(vars, n + 1, 0))
-		return NULL;
+	if (!*vars) {
+		if (!(*vars = io_arrayInit(n + 1)))
+			return NULL;
+	} else {
+		if (n >= io_arraySize(*vars) && io_arrayGrow(*vars, n + 1, 0))
+			return NULL;
+	}
+
 	if ((v = io_allocVar()))
 		return NULL;
 	else
-		io_arraySet(vars, n, v);
+		io_arraySet(*vars, n, v);
 
 	return v;
 }