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+/* memcmp -- compare two memory regions.
+ This function is in the public domain. */
+
+/*
+NAME
+ memcmp -- compare two memory regions
+
+SYNOPSIS
+ int memcmp (const void *from, const void *to, size_t count)
+
+DESCRIPTION
+ Compare two memory regions and return less than,
+ equal to, or greater than zero, according to lexicographical
+ ordering of the compared regions.
+*/
+
+#include <ansidecl.h>
+#ifdef __STDC__
+#include <stddef.h>
+#else
+#define size_t unsigned long
+#endif
+
+int
+DEFUN(memcmp, (str1, str2, count),
+ const PTR str1 AND const PTR str2 AND size_t count)
+{
+ register unsigned char *s1 = (unsigned char*)str1;
+ register unsigned char *s2 = (unsigned char*)str2;
+
+ while (count-- > 0)
+ {
+ if (*s1++ != *s2++)
+ return s1[-1] < s2[-1] ? -1 : 1;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+