fix https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/changeset/50370

git-svn-id: https://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/trunk@50379 15284696-431f-4ddb-bdfa-cd5b030d7da7

lib/db/dbmi_base/string.c

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int set_string(dbString * x, char *s, int copy)
     else {
 	db_free_string(x);
 	x->string = s;
-	x->nalloc = -1; /* fixme */
+	x->nalloc = -1;
     }
     return DB_OK;
 }
@@ -120,14 +120,9 @@ static int set_string(dbString * x, char *s, int copy)
  */
 int db_enlarge_string(dbString * x, int len)
 {
-    if (x->nalloc <= 0) {
-	x->string = db_malloc(len * sizeof(char));
-	if (x->string == NULL)
-	    return DB_MEMORY_ERR;
-	x->nalloc = len;
-	strcpy(x->string, "");
-    }
-    else if (x->nalloc < len) {
+    if (x->nalloc < len) {
+	if (x->nalloc < 0)
+	    x->string = NULL;
 	x->string = db_realloc((void *)x->string, len);
 	if (x->string == NULL)
 	    return DB_MEMORY_ERR;
@@ -155,7 +150,7 @@ char *db_get_string(const dbString * x)
 */
 void db_free_string(dbString * x)
 {
-    if (x->nalloc != 0)
+    if (x->nalloc > 0)
 	db_free(x->string);
     db_init_string(x);
 }
@@ -213,10 +208,10 @@ int db_append_string(dbString * x, const char *s)
     int len;
     int stat;
 
-    if (db_get_string(x))
-	len = strlen(db_get_string(x)) + strlen(s) + 1;
-    else
-	len = strlen(s) + 1;
+    if (!db_get_string(x))
+	return db_set_string(x, s);
+
+    len = strlen(db_get_string(x)) + strlen(s) + 1;
     stat = db_enlarge_string(x, len);
     if (stat != DB_OK)
 	return stat;