From: Chris Hanson <org/chris-hanson/cph>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 16:13:57 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Don't unnecessarily change the length of a string when altering its
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Don't unnecessarily change the length of a string when altering its
maximum length.
---

diff --git a/v7/src/microcode/string.c b/v7/src/microcode/string.c
index b7400d7b0..3416ceb15 100644
--- a/v7/src/microcode/string.c
+++ b/v7/src/microcode/string.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*-C-*-
 
-$Id: string.c,v 9.45 2001/10/04 16:13:24 cph Exp $
+$Id: string.c,v 9.46 2001/10/04 16:13:57 cph Exp $
 
 Copyright (c) 1987-2001 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ DEFINE_PRIMITIVE ("SET-STRING-MAXIMUM-LENGTH!", Prim_set_string_maximum_length,
     SCHEME_OBJECT string = (ARG_REF (1));
     long length
       = (arg_index_integer (2, ((MAXIMUM_STRING_LENGTH (string)) + 1)));
-    if (max_length < (STRING_LENGTH (string)))
+    if (length < (STRING_LENGTH (string)))
       SET_STRING_LENGTH (string, max_length);
     MEMORY_SET
       (string,