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- /*
- * compar.c
- *
- * By Ross Ridge
- * Public Domain
- * 92/06/04 11:36:24
- *
- */
-
- #include "defs.h"
-
- #ifdef USE_SCCS_IDS
- static const char SCCSid[] = "@(#) mytinfo compar.c 3.3 92/06/04 public domain, By Ross Ridge";
- #endif
-
- /* compare two elements a sorted list of pointers to strings */
- int
- _compar(a, b)
- #ifdef USE_ANSIC
- void const *a;
- void const *b; {
- #else
- anyptr a, b; {
- #endif
- register char *aa = **(char ***)a;
- register char *bb = **(char ***)b;
-
- /* An optimization trick from C News, compare the first
- * two chars of the string here to avoid a the overhead of a
- * call to strcmp.
- */
-
- #ifdef __GNUC__
- return ((*aa - *bb) ? : strcmp(aa, bb));
- #else
- if (*aa != *bb)
- return *aa - *bb;
- return strcmp(aa, bb);
- #endif
- }
-