Fix a bug in gitfo_read_file()
In particular, when asked to read an empty file, this function calls malloc() with a zero size allocation request. Standard C says that the behaviour of malloc() in this case is implementation defined. [C99, 7.20.3 says "... If the size of the space requested is zero, the behavior is implementation-defined: either a null pointer is returned, or the behavior is as if the size were some nonzero value, except that the returned pointer shall not be used to access an object."] Finesse the issue by over-allocating by one byte. Setting the extra byte to '\0' may also provide a useful sentinel for text files. Signed-off-by: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsay1.demon.co.uk> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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