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diff --git a/contrib/binutils/libiberty/memcmp.c b/contrib/binutils/libiberty/memcmp.c
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--- a/contrib/binutils/libiberty/memcmp.c
+++ b/contrib/binutils/libiberty/memcmp.c
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
This function is in the public domain. */
/*
-NAME
- memcmp -- compare two memory regions
-SYNOPSIS
- int memcmp (const void *from, const void *to, size_t count)
+@deftypefn Supplemental int memcmp (const void *@var{x}, const void *@var{y}, size_t @var{count})
+
+Compares the first @var{count} bytes of two areas of memory. Returns
+zero if they are the same, a value less than zero if @var{x} is
+lexically less than @var{y}, or a value greater than zero if @var{x}
+is lexically greater than @var{y}. Note that lexical order is determined
+as if comparing unsigned char arrays.
+
+@end deftypefn
-DESCRIPTION
- Compare two memory regions and return less than,
- equal to, or greater than zero, according to lexicographical
- ordering of the compared regions.
*/
#include <ansidecl.h>
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