--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/lib/mystring/rep.h	Wed Jan 16 22:39:43 2008 +0100
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+// Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Bruce Guenter <bruceg@em.ca>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+#ifndef MYSTRING__REP__H__
+#define MYSTRING__REP__H__
+
+struct mystringrep
+{
+  unsigned length;
+  unsigned references;
+  unsigned size;
+  char buf[1];
+
+  void attach();
+  void detach();
+  mystringrep* append(const char*, unsigned);
+  
+  static mystringrep* alloc(unsigned);
+  static mystringrep* dup(const char*, unsigned);
+  static mystringrep* dup(const char*, unsigned,
+			  const char*, unsigned);
+};
+
+#ifndef MYSTRING_TRACE
+inline void mystringrep::attach()
+{
+  references++;
+}
+#endif
+
+extern mystringrep nil;
+
+#endif