+=head1 SV-Body Allocation
+
+=for apidoc Ama|SV*|newSVpvs|const char* s
+Like C<newSVpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=for apidoc Ama|SV*|newSVpvs_flags|const char* s|U32 flags
+Like C<newSVpvn_flags>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length
+pair.
+
+=for apidoc Ama|SV*|newSVpvs_share|const char* s
+Like C<newSVpvn_share>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length
+pair and omits the hash parameter.
+
+=for apidoc Am|void|sv_catpvs|SV* sv|const char* s
+Like C<sv_catpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=for apidoc Am|void|sv_setpvs|SV* sv|const char* s
+Like C<sv_setpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=head1 Memory Management
+
+=for apidoc Ama|char*|savepvs|const char* s
+Like C<savepvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=head1 GV Functions
+
+=for apidoc Am|HV*|gv_stashpvs|const char* name|I32 create
+Like C<gv_stashpvn>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=head1 Hash Manipulation Functions
+
+=for apidoc Am|SV**|hv_fetchs|HV* tb|const char* key|I32 lval
+Like C<hv_fetch>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair.
+
+=for apidoc Am|SV**|hv_stores|HV* tb|const char* key|NULLOK SV* val
+Like C<hv_store>, but takes a literal string instead of a string/length pair
+and omits the hash parameter.
+
+=cut
+*/
+
+/* concatenating with "" ensures that only literal strings are accepted as argument */
+#define STR_WITH_LEN(s) ("" s ""), (sizeof(s)-1)
+
+/* note that STR_WITH_LEN() can't be used as argument to macros or functions that
+ * under some configurations might be macros, which means that it requires the full
+ * Perl_xxx(aTHX_ ...) form for any API calls where it's used.
+ */
+
+/* STR_WITH_LEN() shortcuts */
+#define newSVpvs(str) Perl_newSVpvn(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str))
+#define newSVpvs_flags(str,flags) \
+ Perl_newSVpvn_flags(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str), flags)
+#define newSVpvs_share(str) Perl_newSVpvn_share(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str), 0)
+#define sv_catpvs(sv, str) Perl_sv_catpvn_flags(aTHX_ sv, STR_WITH_LEN(str), SV_GMAGIC)
+#define sv_setpvs(sv, str) Perl_sv_setpvn(aTHX_ sv, STR_WITH_LEN(str))
+#define savepvs(str) Perl_savepvn(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str))
+#define gv_stashpvs(str, create) Perl_gv_stashpvn(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str), create)
+#define gv_fetchpvs(namebeg, add, sv_type) Perl_gv_fetchpvn_flags(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(namebeg), add, sv_type)
+#define hv_fetchs(hv,key,lval) \
+ ((SV **)Perl_hv_common(aTHX_ (hv), NULL, STR_WITH_LEN(key), 0, \
+ (lval) ? (HV_FETCH_JUST_SV | HV_FETCH_LVALUE) \
+ : HV_FETCH_JUST_SV, NULL, 0))
+
+#define hv_stores(hv,key,val) \
+ ((SV **)Perl_hv_common(aTHX_ (hv), NULL, STR_WITH_LEN(key), 0, \
+ (HV_FETCH_ISSTORE|HV_FETCH_JUST_SV), (val), 0))
+
+#define get_cvs(str, flags) \
+ Perl_get_cvn_flags(aTHX_ STR_WITH_LEN(str), (flags))
+
+/*