Fast strcmp() wanted.

[Alex Kiernan]

>  If the test of the first character saves a procedure call, then no
>matter how good the compiler is it will be faster not to do the call.

The Lattice C compiler uses a builtin strcmp, as mandated by ANSI, so often it
can generate great code, taking advantage of all sorts of alignment/length
knowledge. BTW this the LC 68000 code generator, I don't know about other 
platforms. 

Alex K.                                                               
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