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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system/sysio.nim b/lib/system/sysio.nim
index 02c17b92b..32d4c3e91 100644
--- a/lib/system/sysio.nim
+++ b/lib/system/sysio.nim
@@ -115,10 +115,14 @@ proc readAllBuffer(file: TFile): string =
   # bytes we need to read before the buffer is empty.
   result = ""
   var buffer = newString(BufSize)
-  var bytesRead = BufSize
-  while bytesRead == BufSize:
-    bytesRead = readBuffer(file, addr(buffer[0]), BufSize)
-    result.add(buffer)
+  while true:
+    var bytesRead = readBuffer(file, addr(buffer[0]), BufSize)
+    if bytesRead == BufSize:
+      result.add(buffer)
+    else:
+      buffer.setLen(bytesRead)
+      result.add(buffer)
+      break
   
 proc rawFileSize(file: TFile): int = 
   # this does not raise an error opposed to `getFileSize`