diff --git a/libdw/dwarf_getstring.c b/libdw/dwarf_getstring.c
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+/* Get string.
+   Copyright (C) 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+   Written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2004.
+
+   This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of either
+
+     * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or
+
+     * the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or both in parallel, as here.
+
+   elfutils is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If
+   not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include "libdwP.h"
+
+
+const char *
+dwarf_getstring (Dwarf *dbg, Dwarf_Off offset, size_t *lenp)
+{
+  if (dbg == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  if (dbg->sectiondata[IDX_debug_str] == NULL
+      || offset >= dbg->sectiondata[IDX_debug_str]->d_size)
+    {
+    no_string:
+      __libdw_seterrno (DWARF_E_NO_STRING);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  const char *result = ((const char *) dbg->sectiondata[IDX_debug_str]->d_buf
+			+ offset);
+  const char *endp = memchr (result, '\0',
+			     dbg->sectiondata[IDX_debug_str]->d_size - offset);
+  if (endp == NULL)
+    goto no_string;
+
+  if (lenp != NULL)
+    *lenp = endp - result;
+
+  return result;
+}