--- parser3/src/classes/gd/Attic/gifio.C	2003/03/18 15:14:15	1.21.2.2.2.1
+++ parser3/src/classes/gd/Attic/gifio.C	2003/03/24 14:53:56	1.21.2.2.2.6
@@ -35,21 +35,25 @@
  ** CompuServe Incorporated.
 */
 
-static const char* IDENT_GIFIO_C="$Date: 2003/03/18 15:14:15 $";
+static const char* IDENT_GIFIO_C="$Date: 2003/03/24 14:53:56 $";
 
 #include "gif.h"
 
 static int colorstobpp(int colors);
 
-void gdImage::GifString& out)
+gdBuf gdImage::Gif()
 {
 	int BitsPerPixel = colorstobpp(colorsTotal);
 	/* Clear any old values in statics strewn through the GIF code */
-	gdGifEncoder encoder(pool, *this, out);
+	CORD_ec x; CORD_ec_init(x);
+	gdGifEncoder encoder(*this, x);
 	/* All set, let's do it. */
 	encoder.encode(
 		sx, sy, interlace, 0, transparent, BitsPerPixel,
 		red, green, blue);
+
+	CORD result=CORD_ec_to_cord(x);
+	return gdBuf(CORD_to_char_star(result), CORD_len(result));
 }
 
 static int
@@ -219,7 +223,8 @@ gdGifEncoder::encode(int GWidth, int GHe
 	/*
 	* Write the Magic header
 	*/
-	fp << (Transparent < 0 ? "GIF87a" : "GIF89a");
+	Putbyte('G');Putbyte('I');Putbyte('F');
+	Putbyte('8');Putbyte(Transparent < 0?'7':'9');Putbyte('a');
 	
 	/*
 	* Write out the screen width and height
@@ -328,9 +333,7 @@ gdGifEncoder::encode(int GWidth, int GHe
 */
 void 
 gdGifEncoder::Putbyte(int c) {
-	char *p=new char[1];
-	*p=c;
-	fp.APPEND_AS_IS(p, 1, 0, 0);
+	CORD_ec_append(fp, c);
 }
 /*
 * Write out a word to the GIF file
@@ -338,16 +341,16 @@ gdGifEncoder::Putbyte(int c) {
 void
 gdGifEncoder::Putword(int w)
 {
-	char *p=new char[2];
-	p[0]=w & 0xff;
-	p[1]=(w / 256) & 0xff;
-	fp.APPEND_AS_IS(p, 2, 0, 0);
+	CORD_ec_append(fp, w & 0xff);
+	CORD_ec_append(fp, w >> 8);
 }
 
+inline void ec_append(CORD_ec& result, char *buf, size_t size) {
+	while(size--)
+		CORD_ec_append(result, *buf++);
+}
 void gdGifEncoder::Write(void *buf, size_t size) {
-	char *p=new char[size];
-	memcpy(p, buf, size);
-	fp.APPEND_AS_IS(p, size, 0, 0);
+	ec_append(fp, (char*)buf, size);
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************
@@ -681,7 +684,7 @@ void
 	}
 }
 
-gdGifEncoder::gdGifEncoder(gdImage& aim, String& afp): pool(),
+gdGifEncoder::gdGifEncoder(gdImage& aim, CORD_ec& afp): 
 	im(aim), 
 	fp(afp) {
 	/* Some of these are properly initialized later. What I'm doing