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+//==========================================================================
+//
+//      misc_funs.c
+//
+//      Miscellaneous [library] functions for RedBoot
+//
+//==========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//                                                                          
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Red Hat eCos Public License 
+// Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in         
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at    
+// http://www.redhat.com/                                                   
+//                                                                          
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"      
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the 
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under 
+// the License.                                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Configurable Operating System,      
+// released September 30, 1998.                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Red Hat.                   
+// Portions created by Red Hat are                                          
+// Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.                             
+// All Rights Reserved.                                                     
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+//                                                                          
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//==========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):    gthomas
+// Contributors: gthomas
+// Date:         2000-07-14
+// Purpose:      
+// Description:  
+//              
+// This code is part of RedBoot (tm).
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+#include <redboot.h>
+
+int
+strlen(const char *s)
+{
+    int len = 0;
+    while (*s++) len++;
+    return len;
+}
+
+int
+strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
+{
+    char c1, c2;
+
+    while ((c1 = *s1++) == (c2 = *s2++))
+        if (c1 == 0)
+            return (0);
+    return ((unsigned char)c1 - (unsigned char)c2);
+}
+
+void
+strcpy(char *s1, const char *s2)
+{
+    char c;
+
+    while ((c = *s2++) != '\0')
+        *s1++ = c;
+    *s1 = '\0';
+}
+
+int
+strcmpci(const char *s1, const char *s2)
+{
+    char c1, c2;
+    while ((c1 = tolower(*s1++)) == (c2 = tolower(*s2++)))
+        if (c1 == 0)
+            return (0);
+    return ((unsigned char)c1 - (unsigned char)c2);
+}
+
+int
+strncmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, int len)
+{
+    char c1, c2;
+
+    if (len == 0)
+        return 0;
+    do {
+        if ((c1 = *s1++) != (c2 = *s2++))
+            return ((unsigned char)c1 - (unsigned char)c2);
+        if (c1 == 0)
+            break;
+    } while (--len != 0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+strncmpci(const char *s1, const char *s2, int len)
+{
+    char c1, c2;
+
+    if (len == 0)
+        return 0;
+    do {
+        if ((c1 = tolower(*s1++)) != (c2 = tolower(*s2++)))
+            return ((unsigned char)c1 - (unsigned char)c2);
+        if (c1 == 0)
+            break;
+    } while (--len != 0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void
+memmove(unsigned char *dst, unsigned char *src, int len)
+{
+    while (len-- > 0) *dst++ = *src++;
+}
+
+int
+memcmp(const unsigned char *dst, const unsigned char *src, int len)
+{
+    while (len-- > 0) {
+        if (*dst++ != *src++) {
+            return (*--dst - *--src);
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void
+memset(unsigned char *dst, unsigned char val, int len)
+{
+    while (--len >= 0) {
+        *dst++ = val;
+    }
+}