Merge branch 'master' into jgrpp

# Conflicts:
#	.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
#	.github/workflows/release-linux.yml
#	.github/workflows/release-macos.yml
#	.github/workflows/release-source.yml
#	.github/workflows/release.yml
#	CMakeLists.txt
#	COMPILING.md
#	src/ai/ai_core.cpp
#	src/ai/ai_gui.cpp
#	src/bridge_gui.cpp
#	src/company_gui.cpp
#	src/console_cmds.cpp
#	src/core/CMakeLists.txt
#	src/core/smallmap_type.hpp
#	src/disaster_vehicle.h
#	src/effectvehicle_base.h
#	src/fontcache.cpp
#	src/game/game_core.cpp
#	src/game/game_gui.cpp
#	src/gamelog.cpp
#	src/gamelog_internal.h
#	src/group_gui.cpp
#	src/linkgraph/linkgraph.h
#	src/misc.cpp
#	src/network/core/config.h
#	src/network/core/udp.cpp
#	src/network/network_chat_gui.cpp
#	src/network/network_content_gui.cpp
#	src/network/network_gui.cpp
#	src/newgrf.cpp
#	src/newgrf_gui.cpp
#	src/newgrf_profiling.cpp
#	src/newgrf_profiling.h
#	src/object_gui.cpp
#	src/openttd.cpp
#	src/openttd.h
#	src/order_gui.cpp
#	src/os/windows/font_win32.cpp
#	src/rail_gui.cpp
#	src/road.cpp
#	src/road_gui.cpp
#	src/saveload/afterload.cpp
#	src/saveload/saveload.h
#	src/script/api/script_controller.cpp
#	src/script/api/script_roadtypelist.cpp
#	src/script/script_config.cpp
#	src/script/script_config.hpp
#	src/script/script_instance.cpp
#	src/script/script_scanner.cpp
#	src/script/squirrel.cpp
#	src/script/squirrel_helper.hpp
#	src/settings_gui.cpp
#	src/settings_internal.h
#	src/settings_type.h
#	src/table/settings/network_private_settings.ini
#	src/timetable_gui.cpp
#	src/vehicle.cpp
#	src/vehicle_base.h
#	src/window_gui.h

src/script/api/script_object.cpp

@@ -311,12 +311,9 @@ ScriptObject::ActiveInstance::~ActiveInstance()
 	return GetStorage()->log_data;
 }
 
-/* static */ char *ScriptObject::GetString(StringID string)
+/* static */ std::string ScriptObject::GetString(StringID string)
 {
-	char buffer[64];
-	::GetString(buffer, string, lastof(buffer));
-	::StrMakeValidInPlace(buffer, lastof(buffer), SVS_NONE);
-	return ::stredup(buffer);
+	return ::StrMakeValid(::GetString(string));
 }
 
 /* static */ void ScriptObject::SetCallbackVariable(int index, int value)