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+/*
+ * Wrappers around strtoull/strtoll that are safer and easier to
+ * use. For tests and assumptions, see internal_tests.c.
+ *
+ * str a NULL-terminated base decimal 10 unsigned integer
+ * out out parameter, if conversion succeeded
+ *
+ * returns true if conversion succeeded.
+ */
+bool safe_strtoull(const char *str, uint64_t *out);
+bool safe_strtoll(const char *str, int64_t *out);
+bool safe_strtoul(const char *str, uint32_t *out);
+bool safe_strtol(const char *str, int32_t *out);
+
+#ifndef HAVE_HTONLL
+extern uint64_t htonll(uint64_t);
+extern uint64_t ntohll(uint64_t);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __GCC
+# define __gcc_attribute__ __attribute__
+#else
+# define __gcc_attribute__(x)
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Vararg variant of perror that makes for more useful error messages
+ * when reporting with parameters.
+ *
+ * @param fmt a printf format
+ */
+void vperror(const char *fmt, ...)
+ __gcc_attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));