/*-
 * Copyright (c) 1980 The Regents of the University of California.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * %sccs.include.proprietary.c%
 */

#ifndef lint
static char sccsid[] = "@(#)s_cmp.c	5.2 (Berkeley) 04/12/91";
#endif /* not lint */

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);
}