gistfile1.txt

inline
std::string
read_file( char const* path )
{
    std::string s;
    file f( path, "r" );
    s.resize(512);
    std::size_t len = 0;
    for(;;)
    {
        // read the next chunk of the file
        len += f.read( &s[0] + len, s.size() - len);
        s.resize(len);

        if( f.eof() )
            break;

        s.reserve( s.capacity() + 1);
        s.resize( s.capacity() );
    }
    return s;
}