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   1
   2 /*
   3  * getcpy.c -- copy a string in managed memory
   4  *
   5  * THIS IS OBSOLETE.  NEED TO REPLACE ALL OCCURENCES
   6  * OF GETCPY WITH STRDUP.  BUT THIS WILL REQUIRE
   7  * CHANGING PARTS OF THE CODE TO DEAL WITH NULL VALUES.
   8  *
   9  * $Id$
  10  *
  11  * This code is Copyright (c) 2002, by the authors of nmh.  See the
  12  * COPYRIGHT file in the root directory of the nmh distribution for
  13  * complete copyright information.
  14  */
  15
  16 #include <h/mh.h>
  17 #include <h/utils.h>
  18
  19
  20 char *
  21 getcpy (char *str)
  22 {
  23     char *cp;
  24     size_t len;
  25
  26     if (str) {
  27         len = strlen(str) + 1;
  28         cp = mh_xmalloc (len);
  29         memcpy (cp, str, len);
  30     } else {
  31         cp = mh_xmalloc ((size_t) 1);
  32         *cp = '\0';
  33     }
  34     return cp;
  35 }