# HG changeset patch
# User Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
# Date 964004732 0
# Node ID 96e65dc07fd7744b9eb0f33d59ca218f39f547bb
# Parent  a0e2fa7d8bb7969c04b8693fd6a86a169020a599
(allocate_string_data): Don't copy old string contents.

diff -r a0e2fa7d8bb7 -r 96e65dc07fd7 src/alloc.c
--- a/src/alloc.c	Wed Jul 19 11:04:18 2000 +0000
+++ b/src/alloc.c	Wed Jul 19 11:05:32 2000 +0000
@@ -1091,10 +1091,9 @@
   
   /* If S had already data assigned, mark that as free by setting its
      string back-pointer to null, and recording the size of the data
-     in it.. Copy old string contents to the new sdata.  */
+     in it.  */
   if (old_data)
     {
-      bcopy (old_data->u.data, s->data, old_nbytes);
       old_data->u.nbytes = old_nbytes;
       old_data->string = NULL;
     }