sortix--sortix/libc/string/strcmp.cpp

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    string/strcmp.cpp
    Compares two strings.

*******************************************************************************/

#include <string.h>

extern "C" int strcmp(const char* a, const char* b)
{
	for ( size_t i = 0; true; i++ )
	{
		unsigned char ac = (unsigned char) a[i];
		unsigned char bc = (unsigned char) b[i];
		if ( ac == '\0' && bc == '\0' )
			return 0;
		if ( ac < bc )
			return -1;
		if ( ac > bc )
			return 1;
	}
}