--- mon/src/mon_cmd.cpp	2003/09/27 20:33:06	1.15
+++ mon/src/mon_cmd.cpp	2004/02/12 17:14:36	1.16
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ static bool range_args(uintptr *adr, uin
  *  byte_string = (expression | STRING) {COMMA (expression | STRING)} END
  */
 
-static bool byte_string(uint8 *s, uintptr &len)
+static bool byte_string(uint8 *&str, uintptr &len)
 {
 	uintptr value;
 
+	static const int GRANULARITY = 16; // must be a power of 2
+	str = NULL;
 	len = 0;
 	goto start;
 
@@ -81,20 +83,27 @@ static bool byte_string(uint8 *s, uintpt
 start:
 			if (mon_token == T_STRING) {
 				uint8 *p = (uint8 *)mon_string;
-				while ((*s++ = *p++) != 0) ;
-				s--;
-				len += strlen(mon_string);
+				unsigned n = strlen(mon_string);
+				str = (uint8 *)realloc(str, (len + n - 1 + GRANULARITY) & ~(GRANULARITY - 1));
+				memcpy(str + len, mon_string, n);
+				len += n;
 				mon_get_token();
 			} else if (mon_expression(&value)) {
-				*s++ = value;
+				str = (uint8 *)realloc(str, (len + GRANULARITY) & ~(GRANULARITY - 1));
+				str[len] = value;
 				len++;
-			} else
+			} else {
+				if (str)
+					free(str);
 				return false;
+			}
 
-		} else if (mon_token == T_END)
+		} else if (mon_token == T_END) {
 			return true;
-		else {
+		} else {
 			mon_error("',' expected");
+			if (str)
+				free(str);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -420,7 +429,7 @@ void disassemble_x86_64(void)
 void modify(void)
 {
 	uintptr adr, len, src_adr = 0;
-	uint8 str[256];
+	uint8 *str;
 
 	if (!mon_expression(&adr))
 		return;
@@ -429,8 +438,9 @@ void modify(void)
 
 	while (src_adr < len)
 		mon_write_byte(adr++, str[src_adr++]);
-
 	mon_dot_address = adr;
+
+	free(str);
 }
 
 
@@ -442,7 +452,7 @@ void modify(void)
 void fill(void)
 {
 	uintptr adr, end_adr, len, src_adr = 0;
-	uint8 str[256];
+	uint8 *str;
 
 	if (!mon_expression(&adr))
 		return;
@@ -453,6 +463,8 @@ void fill(void)
 
 	while (adr <= end_adr)
 		mon_write_byte(adr++, str[src_adr++ % len]);
+
+	free(str);
 }
 
 
@@ -535,7 +547,7 @@ void compare(void)
 void hunt(void)
 {
 	uintptr adr, end_adr, len;
-	uint8 str[256];
+	uint8 *str;
 	int num = 0;
 
 	if (!mon_expression(&adr))
@@ -563,6 +575,8 @@ void hunt(void)
 		adr++;
 	}
 
+	free(str);
+
 	if (num & 7)
 		fputc('\n', monout);
 	fprintf(monout, "Found %d occurrences\n", num);