[perl #16859] [PATCH] Fix BUFFER_external_FLAG for strings

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This patch is the real fix for strings with the BUFFER_external_FLAG.
It requires the previous dod.c and resources.c patches to be applied.

Strings marked with the BUFFER_external_FLAG point to the external
memory rather than making a copy for themselves. Side effects of this
are (1) less memory usage, (2) external updates to the string are
reflected in the Parrot STRING (except for length changes!), and (3)
these strings are skipped over when memory is getting moved around
during a compaction.


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url: http://rt.perl.org/rt2/attach/36052/29178/90822c/external-strings.patch

• [perl #16859] [PATCH] Fix BUFFER_external_FLAG for strings by Steve Fink
• Re: [perl #16859] [PATCH] Fix BUFFER_external_FLAG for strings by Mike Lambert
• Re: [perl #16859] [PATCH] Fix BUFFER_external_FLAG for strings by Peter Gibbs