.hd lsmake "convert contiguous string to linked string" 01/03/83
pointer function lsmake (ptr, str)
pointer ptr
character str (ARB)
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Library:  vlslb
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The contiguous string in 'str' is copied into the linked string space
and a pointer to the string is returned both in 'ptr' and as the function
value.
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A new string is allocated with the same length as 'str' via a call to
'lsallo'.
Characters are then copied into the string using 'lsputc'.
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ptr
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length, lsallo, lsputc
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Locally supported.
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lsextr (4)