9 * Allocate space for "str", copy str into new space
10 * Return a pointer to the allocated name, or NULL if out of memory
12 char *StoreString( char *str )
14 /* To avoid wasting memory headers on small allocations, we
15 / allocate a big chunk and parcel it out as required.
16 / These static variables remember our hunk
18 #define STR_STORE_HUNK 2000
19 static char *pNextFree = NULL;
20 static int bytesLeft = 0;
25 length = strlen( str ) + 1; /* what we need, including null */
27 if (length > bytesLeft)
29 /* no space. Allocate a new hunk. We lose the pointer to any
30 / old hunk. We don't care, as the names are never deleted.
32 pNextFree = (char*)new( STR_STORE_HUNK );
33 bytesLeft = STR_STORE_HUNK;
36 /* Copy the name and terminating null into the name store */
37 pStoredString = pNextFree;
38 memcpy( pStoredString, str, length );