# 
# patch "transforms.cc"
#  from [92b2495dcc4067794d6b3cd58c0f30f865a08a28]
#    to [8efaefb7eb95e69777d68dbc233933446b2771a9]
# 
--- transforms.cc
+++ transforms.cc
@@ -437,23 +437,10 @@
 string 
 remove_ws(string const & s)
 {
-  string tmp;
-  tmp.reserve(s.size());
-  for (string::const_iterator i = s.begin();
-       i != s.end(); ++i)
-    {
-      switch (*i)
-        {
-        case '\n':
-        case '\r':
-        case '\t':
-        case ' ':
-          break;
-        default:
-          tmp += *i;
-          break;
-        }
-    }
+  string tmp = s;
+  string::size_type pos = 0;
+  while ((pos = tmp.find_first_of("\n\r\t ")) != string::npos)
+    tmp.erase(pos,1);
   return tmp;
 }