++ if (isupper(ch1))
++ ch1 = tolower(ch1);
++ if (isupper(ch2))
++ ch2 = tolower(ch2);
++ }
++ } while ((dif = (int)ch1 - (int)ch2) == 0);
+
+ return dif;
+ }
+diff --git a/ifuncs.h b/ifuncs.h
+--- a/ifuncs.h
++++ b/ifuncs.h
+@@ -85,3 +85,38 @@ init_stat_x(stat_x *sx_p)
+ sx_p->xattr = NULL;
+ #endif
+ }
++
++static inline int
++strEQ(const char *s1, const char *s2)
++{
++ return strcmp(s1, s2) == 0;
++}
++
++static inline int
++strnEQ(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t n)
++{
++ return strncmp(s1, s2, n) == 0;
++}
++
++static inline int
++ic_strEQ(const char *s1, const char *s2)
++{
++ extern int ignore_case;
++ if (ignore_case)
++ return strcasecmp(s1, s2) == 0;
++ return strcmp(s1, s2) == 0;
++}
++
++static inline int
++ic_strnEQ(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t n)
++{
++ extern int ignore_case;
++ if (ignore_case)
++ return strncasecmp(s1, s2, n) == 0;
++ return strncmp(s1, s2, n) == 0;
++}
++
++#define strNE(s1,s2) (!strEQ(s1,s2))
++#define strnNE(s1,s2,n) (!strnEQ(s1,s2,n))
++#define ic_strNE(s1,s2) (!ic_strEQ(s1,s2))
++#define ic_strnNE(s1,s2) (!ic_strnEQ(s1,s2,n))
+diff --git a/lib/wildmatch.c b/lib/wildmatch.c
+--- a/lib/wildmatch.c
++++ b/lib/wildmatch.c