(concat): Move the test for all nil in `append' back to the right place. Always compute result_len_byte as for a multibyte string. Then, if the result will be single-byte, don't use that computation. When converting single-byte to multibyte, don't use copy_text. Do use copy_text between single-byte string and multibyte string. (Fstring_make_multibyte, Fstring_make_unibyte): New functions. (syms_of_fns): defsubr them. (string_char_to_byte): Count from the beginning or the end, whichever is closer. Keep a cache of recent values. (string_byte_to_char): Likewise. (Fstring_lessp): Compare the strings char by char.