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# Better String Library

The bstring library provides a string abstraction data type for the C language
as a memory safe alternative to null terminated buffers.

This is a fork of Paul Hsieh's [Better String Library][]. The following
features (or mis-features, depending on your point of view) are included:

1. Build system (Meson and Autotools)
2. Updated test suite based on [Check][]
3. Add memory profiling with [Valgrind][] to the workflow
4. Add continuous integration via GitHub Actions
5. Remove C++ code
5. Remove C++ wrapper code, returning this to a pure C library
6. Other various improvements

Currently this fork should be binary-compatible with the original code. The
only source incompatibility is the removal of the `const_bstring` type.
Just use `const bstring` instead.

[Better String Library]: http://bstring.sourceforge.net/
[Check]: https://github.com/libcheck/check
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