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--- Python-2.7.5/Python/marshal.c	2013-05-12 05:32:53.000000000 +0200
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+++ /home/rkuska/hg/cpython/Python/marshal.c	2013-07-18 10:33:26.392486235 +0200
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@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
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 }
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 static void
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-w_string(char *s, Py_ssize_t n, WFILE *p)
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+w_string(const char *s, Py_ssize_t n, WFILE *p)
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 {
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     if (p->fp != NULL) {
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         fwrite(s, 1, n, p->fp);
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@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@
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 # define W_SIZE  w_long
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 #endif
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+static void
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+w_pstring(const char *s, Py_ssize_t n, WFILE *p)
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+{
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+        W_SIZE(n, p);
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+        w_string(s, n, p);
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+}
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+
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 /* We assume that Python longs are stored internally in base some power of
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    2**15; for the sake of portability we'll always read and write them in base
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    exactly 2**15. */
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@@ -338,9 +345,7 @@
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         else {
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             w_byte(TYPE_STRING, p);
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         }
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-        n = PyString_GET_SIZE(v);
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-        W_SIZE(n, p);
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-        w_string(PyString_AS_STRING(v), n, p);
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+        w_pstring(PyBytes_AS_STRING(v), PyString_GET_SIZE(v), p);
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     }
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 #ifdef Py_USING_UNICODE
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     else if (PyUnicode_CheckExact(v)) {
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@@ -352,9 +357,7 @@
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             return;
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         }
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         w_byte(TYPE_UNICODE, p);
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-        n = PyString_GET_SIZE(utf8);
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-        W_SIZE(n, p);
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-        w_string(PyString_AS_STRING(utf8), n, p);
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+        w_pstring(PyString_AS_STRING(utf8), PyString_GET_SIZE(utf8), p);
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         Py_DECREF(utf8);
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     }
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 #endif
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@@ -441,8 +444,7 @@
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         PyBufferProcs *pb = v->ob_type->tp_as_buffer;
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         w_byte(TYPE_STRING, p);
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         n = (*pb->bf_getreadbuffer)(v, 0, (void **)&s);
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-        W_SIZE(n, p);
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-        w_string(s, n, p);
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+        w_pstring(s, n, p);
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     }
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     else {
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         w_byte(TYPE_UNKNOWN, p);