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(signed_type_or_expr__): Define. (INT_STRLEN_BOUND) [__GNUC__]: Use a slightly tighter bound for unsigned types.
author Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
date Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:40:36 +0000
parents 96c32553b4c6
children 8a1a9361108c
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/* memmove.c -- copy memory.
   Copy LENGTH bytes from SOURCE to DEST.  Does not null-terminate.
   In the public domain.
   By David MacKenzie <djm@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.  */

#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
# include <config.h>
#endif

#include <stddef.h>

void *
memmove (void *dest0, void const *source0, size_t length)
{
  char *dest = dest0;
  char const *source = source0;
  if (source < dest)
    /* Moving from low mem to hi mem; start at end.  */
    for (source += length, dest += length; length; --length)
      *--dest = *--source;
  else if (source != dest)
    {
      /* Moving from hi mem to low mem; start at beginning.  */
      for (; length; --length)
	*dest++ = *source++;
    }
  return dest0;
}