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   1 /* getcpy.c - copy a string in managed memory */
   2
   3 #include "../h/mh.h"
   4 #include <stdio.h>
   5
   6
   7 char   *getcpy (str)
   8 register char  *str;
   9 {
  10     register char  *cp;
  11
  12     if (!str) {
  13         if ((cp = malloc ((unsigned) (1))) == NULL)
  14             adios (NULLCP, "unable to allocate string storage");
  15         (void) strcpy (cp, "");
  16     } else {
  17         if ((cp = malloc ((unsigned) (strlen (str) + 1))) == NULL)
  18             adios (NULLCP, "unable to allocate string storage");
  19
  20         (void) strcpy (cp, str);
  21     }
  22     return cp;
  23 }