+void
+gstring_grow(gstring * g, int p, int count)
+{
+int oldsize = g->size;
+
+/* Mostly, string_cat() is used to build small strings of a few hundred
+characters at most. There are times, however, when the strings are very much
+longer (for example, a lookup that returns a vast number of alias addresses).
+To try to keep things reasonable, we use increments whose size depends on the
+existing length of the string. */
+
+unsigned inc = oldsize < 4096 ? 127 : 1023;
+g->size = ((p + count + inc) & ~inc) + 1;
+
+/* Try to extend an existing allocation. If the result of calling
+store_extend() is false, either there isn't room in the current memory block,
+or this string is not the top item on the dynamic store stack. We then have
+to get a new chunk of store and copy the old string. When building large
+strings, it is helpful to call store_release() on the old string, to release
+memory blocks that have become empty. (The block will be freed if the string
+is at its start.) However, we can do this only if we know that the old string
+was the last item on the dynamic memory stack. This is the case if it matches
+store_last_get. */
+
+if (!store_extend(g->s, oldsize, g->size))
+ {
+ BOOL release_ok = store_last_get[store_pool] == g->s;
+ uschar *newstring = store_get(g->size);
+ memcpy(newstring, g->s, p);
+ if (release_ok) store_release(g->s);
+ g->s = newstring;
+ }
+}
+
+
+