int StringToBool(const string &Text,int Default = -1);
bool ReadMessages(int Fd, vector<string> &List);
bool StrToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned Len,unsigned Base = 0);
+bool Base256ToNum(const char *Str,unsigned long &Res,unsigned int Len);
bool Hex2Num(const string &Str,unsigned char *Num,unsigned int Length);
bool TokSplitString(char Tok,char *Input,char **List,
unsigned long ListMax);
char *safe_snprintf(char *Buffer,char *End,const char *Format,...) __like_printf(3);
bool CheckDomainList(const string &Host, const string &List);
int tolower_ascii(int const c) __attrib_const __hot;
+string StripEpoch(const string &VerStr);
#define APT_MKSTRCMP(name,func) \
inline int name(const char *A,const char *B) {return func(A,A+strlen(A),B,B+strlen(B));}; \