new_c_string :: proc(s: string) -> ^u8 { c := make([]u8, len(s)+1); copy(c, []u8(s)); c[len(s)] = 0; return &c[0]; } to_odin_string :: proc(c: ^u8) -> string { len := 0; for (c+len)^ != 0 { len++; } return string(slice_ptr(c, len)); }