+ int i;
+
+ /* Make sure the string length is reasonable. */
+ if (slen < 0 || slen > 0xffff)
+ internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__,
+ _("ax-general.c (ax_string): string "
+ "length is %d, out of allowed range"), slen);
+
+ grow_expr (x, 2 + slen + 1);
+ x->buf[x->len++] = ((slen + 1) >> 8) & 0xff;
+ x->buf[x->len++] = (slen + 1) & 0xff;
+ for (i = 0; i < slen; ++i)
+ x->buf[x->len++] = str[i];
+ x->buf[x->len++] = '\0';