Bruce Korb <bk...@gnu.org> writes:
> scm_from_locale_stringn() makes an optimization when the length is zero.
> It returns an immutable string of length zero.

Good catch!

> Two possible fixes:
>
> 1. remove the "optimization"
> 2. check the length in scm_string_upcase_x before choking.

I see a third possible fix, which I think I like best:

3. Make scm_nullstr into a mutable string.  After all, it can't be
   changed anyway, and the _only_ reference to it is from
   scm_from_stringn, so the result should always be mutable.

What do other people think?

    Mark

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