3 files changed, 21 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/pp.c b/pp.c
index eb0522878d..0b057644f9 100644
--- a/pp.c
+++ b/pp.c
@@ -2202,13 +2202,13 @@ PP(pp_chr)
     (void)SvUPGRADE(TARG,SVt_PV);
 
     if (value > 255 && !IN_BYTE) {
-	SvGROW(TARG,8);
+	SvGROW(TARG, UTF8_MAXLEN+1);
 	tmps = SvPVX(TARG);
 	tmps = (char*)uv_to_utf8((U8*)tmps, (UV)value);
 	SvCUR_set(TARG, tmps - SvPVX(TARG));
 	*tmps = '\0';
-	SvUTF8_on(TARG);
 	(void)SvPOK_only(TARG);
+	SvUTF8_on(TARG);
 	XPUSHs(TARG);
 	RETURN;
     }
diff --git a/utf8.c b/utf8.c
index b14fafec60..ff113f9fdf 100644
--- a/utf8.c
+++ b/utf8.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Perl_utf16_to_utf8_reversed(pTHX_ U16* p, U8* d, I32 bytelen)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_alnum(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_alnum(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_alnum(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_alnumc(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_alnumc(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_alnumc(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_idfirst(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_idfirst(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_idfirst(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_alpha(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_alpha(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_alpha(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_ascii(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_ascii(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_ascii(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_space(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_space(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_space(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_digit(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_digit(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_digit(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_upper(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_upper(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_upper(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_lower(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_lower(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_lower(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_cntrl(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_cntrl(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_cntrl(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_graph(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_graph(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_graph(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_print(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_print(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_print(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_punct(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_punct(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_punct(pTHX_ U32 c)
 bool
 Perl_is_uni_xdigit(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return is_utf8_xdigit(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ Perl_is_uni_xdigit(pTHX_ U32 c)
 U32
 Perl_to_uni_upper(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return to_utf8_upper(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ Perl_to_uni_upper(pTHX_ U32 c)
 U32
 Perl_to_uni_title(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return to_utf8_title(tmpbuf);
 }
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Perl_to_uni_title(pTHX_ U32 c)
 U32
 Perl_to_uni_lower(pTHX_ U32 c)
 {
-    U8 tmpbuf[10];
+    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXLEN];
     uv_to_utf8(tmpbuf, (UV)c);
     return to_utf8_lower(tmpbuf);
 }
diff --git a/utf8.h b/utf8.h
index 8f69fef91e..c37a9959ef 100644
--- a/utf8.h
+++ b/utf8.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ EXTCONST unsigned char PL_utf8skip[];
 
 END_EXTERN_C
 
+#define UTF8_MAXLEN 13 /* how wide can a single UTF8 encoded character become */
+
 /*#define IN_UTF8 (PL_curcop->op_private & HINT_UTF8)*/
 #define IN_BYTE (PL_curcop->op_private & HINT_BYTE)
 #define DO_UTF8(sv) (SvUTF8(sv) && !IN_BYTE)