diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 596cd3ec..6b0cd7f6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 1998-06-18  Martin Baulig  <baulig@taurus.uni-trier.de>
 
+	* lib/xmalloc.c (glibtop_strdup_r): New function.
+
+	* lib/gnuclient.c: Removed.
+	
 	* lib/{command, write, read}.c: Changed client <-> server
 	interface to make less system calls.
 
diff --git a/include/glibtop/xmalloc.h b/include/glibtop/xmalloc.h
index 5c2b5024..4a67212d 100644
--- a/include/glibtop/xmalloc.h
+++ b/include/glibtop/xmalloc.h
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
 #define glibtop_malloc(p1)	glibtop_malloc_r(glibtop_global_server, p1)
 #define glibtop_calloc(p1, p2)	glibtop_calloc_r(glibtop_global_server, p1, p2)
 #define glibtop_realloc(p1, p2)	glibtop_realloc_r(glibtop_global_server, p1, p2)
+#define glibtop_strdup(p2)	glibtop_strdup_r(glibtop_global_server, p1)
 #define glibtop_free(p1)	glibtop_free_r(glibtop_global_server, p1)
 
 extern void *glibtop_malloc_r	__P((glibtop *, size_t));
 extern void *glibtop_calloc_r	__P((glibtop *, size_t, size_t));
 extern void *glibtop_realloc_r	__P((glibtop *, void *, size_t));
+extern char *glibtop_strdup_r	__P((glibtop *, const char *));
 extern void glibtop_free_r	__P((glibtop *, void *));
 
 __END_DECLS
diff --git a/sysdeps/common/xmalloc.c b/sysdeps/common/xmalloc.c
index fec5b99f..54b48eaa 100644
--- a/sysdeps/common/xmalloc.c
+++ b/sysdeps/common/xmalloc.c
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ glibtop_realloc_r (glibtop *server, void *ptr, size_t size)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+char *
+glibtop_strdup_r (glibtop *server, const char *string)
+{
+	return strcpy (glibtop_malloc_r (server, strlen (string) + 1), string);
+}
+
 void
 glibtop_free_r (glibtop *server, void *ptr)
 {