#define PLAYER_INFO_STATIC_INIT \
{ -1, -1, -1, -1, -1 }
-static char *url = NULL;
-static char *user = NULL;
-static char *pass = NULL;
-static char *verify_peer = NULL;
-static char *verify_host = NULL;
-static char *cacert = NULL;
-static char *timeout = NULL;
+static char *url;
+static char *user;
+static char *pass;
+static char *verify_peer;
+static char *verify_host;
+static char *cacert;
+static char *timeout;
-static CURL *curl = NULL;
+static CURL *curl;
-static char *ascent_buffer = NULL;
+static char *ascent_buffer;
static size_t ascent_buffer_size = 0;
static size_t ascent_buffer_fill = 0;
static char ascent_curl_error[CURL_ERROR_SIZE];