+;;; Given a C char* pointer allocated by malloc(), free it and return a
+;;; corresponding Lisp string (or return NIL if the pointer is a C NULL).
+(defun newcharstar-string (newcharstar)
+ (declare (type (alien (* char)) newcharstar))
+ (if (null-alien newcharstar)
+ nil
+ (prog1
+ (cast newcharstar c-string)
+ (free-alien newcharstar))))
+