/* * "@(#)s_cmp.c 1.1" */ int s_cmp(a, b, la, lb) /* compare two strings */ register char *a, *b; long int la, lb; { register char *aend, *bend; aend = a + la; bend = b + lb; if(la <= lb) { while(a < aend) if(*a != *b) return( *a - *b ); else { ++a; ++b; } while(b < bend) if(*b != ' ') return( ' ' - *b ); else ++b; } else { while(b < bend) if(*a == *b) { ++a; ++b; } else return( *a - *b ); while(a < aend) if(*a != ' ') return(*a - ' '); else ++a; } return(0); }