Re: make a pure string from a string literal

[Stefan Monnier]

> So how about adding:

> Lisp_Object
> make_pure_string_from_literal (const char *data)

My local hacks include the hunk below, so I think it's a good idea, tho
I never got around to installing it.


        Stefan


@@ -4821,6 +4887,23 @@
   return string;
 }
 
+Lisp_Object
+make_pure_c_string (data)
+     const char *data;
+{
+  Lisp_Object string;
+  struct Lisp_String *s;
+  int nchars = strlen (data);
+
+  s = (struct Lisp_String *) pure_alloc (sizeof *s, Lisp_String);
+  s->inlined = 0;
+  s->size = nchars;
+  s->size_byte = -1;
+  s->data.ptr = data;
+  s->intervals = NULL_INTERVAL;
+  XSETSTRING (string, s);
+  return string;
+}
 
 /* Return a cons allocated from pure space.  Give it pure copies
    of CAR as car and CDR as cdr.  */