[PATCH] Add startswith function and use it instead of CONST_STRNEQ.

[Luis Machado]

On 3/22/21 9:06 AM, Alan Modra via Gdb-patches wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 08:13:06PM -0600, Tom Tromey wrote:
>> Alan> Yes, the following compiles.  Fortunately all gdb files that include
>> Alan> gdbsupport/common-utils.h also include bfd.h by one means or another.
>>
>> Sorry, I misunderstood.  I thought the proposal was to put the
>> function in ansidecl.h.
>>
>> gdbserver can't generally include bfd.  Maybe it works sometimes, but I
>> imagine if you do a gdbserver-only build, bfd.h won't even be created.
>> (At least, it shouldn't be, because gdbserver doesn't require bfd.)
>>
>> So I think some other approach is needed.  Either ansidecl.h, or a new
>> header; or rename either the BFD or GDB function and go from there.
> 
> A new header would be best, I think.
> 
>> I'm happy to implement it if you like.
> 
> Yes, that way you'll get it done properly.  :)  Sorry for the breakage.
> 

Just FTR, I'm seeing breakage in sim/aarch64 and sim/arm. Both are 
complaining about "-Werror=implicit-function-declaration" regarding 
strncmp and strlen.

Is this the breakage you're talking about? Just so I know what to expect 
when it gets fixed.