#922. Adding to the test suite.

src/image.cpp

@@ -360,14 +360,14 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
     {
         std::string result;
 
-        int     need   = (int) std::strlen(format)*2;          // initial guess
+        int     need   = (int) std::strlen(format)*4;          // initial guess
         char*   buffer = NULL;
         int     again  =    4;
         int     rc     =   -1;
 
         while (rc < 0 && again--) {
             if ( buffer ) delete[] buffer;
-            need   *= 2 ;
+            need  *= 2 ;
             buffer = new char[need];
             if ( buffer ) {
                 va_list  args;                                 // variable arg list
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
             }
         }
 
-        if ( rc > 0 ) result = std::string(buffer) ;
+        if ( buffer && rc > 0 ) result = std::string(buffer);  // save the result
         if ( buffer ) delete[] buffer;                         // free buffer
         return result;
     }

test/bugfixes-test.sh

@@ -268,11 +268,16 @@ source ./functions.source
 	filename=exiv2-bug$num.jpg
 	printf "$num " >&3
 	echo '------>' Bug $num '<-------' >&2
-	copyTestFile  $filename
-	runTest exiv2 -pX $filename
+	copyTestFile      $filename
+	runTest exiv2 -pX $filename ; echo '' # add a lf after the XMP/xml
 	filename=iptc-psAPP13-wIPTCempty-psAPP13-wIPTC.jpg
-	copyTestFile  $filename
+	copyTestFile      $filename
 	runTest exiv2 -pX $filename
+	for filename in exiv2-bug$num.png exiv2-bug$num.tif exiv2-bug${num}a.jpg; do
+		copyTestFile $filename ;
+		runTest exiv2 -pX $filename ; echo ''
+		runTest exiv2 -pS $filename
+	done
 
 	num=937
 	filename=exiv2-bug$num.jpg