merged from lp:~donkult/apt/experimental

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc
index bc9e13d92..a02699a44 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc
@@ -127,14 +127,12 @@ int debVersioningSystem::CmpFragment(const char *A,const char *AEnd,
 int debVersioningSystem::DoCmpVersion(const char *A,const char *AEnd,
 				      const char *B,const char *BEnd)
 {
-   // Strip off the epoch and compare it 
-   const char *lhs = A;
-   const char *rhs = B;
-   for (;lhs != AEnd && *lhs != ':'; lhs++);
-   for (;rhs != BEnd && *rhs != ':'; rhs++);
-   if (lhs == AEnd)
+   // Strip off the epoch and compare it
+   const char *lhs = (const char*) memchr(A, ':', AEnd - A);
+   const char *rhs = (const char*) memchr(B, ':', BEnd - B);
+   if (lhs == NULL)
       lhs = A;
-   if (rhs == BEnd)
+   if (rhs == NULL)
       rhs = B;
    
    // Special case: a zero epoch is the same as no epoch,
@@ -169,15 +167,12 @@ int debVersioningSystem::DoCmpVersion(const char *A,const char *AEnd,
    if (rhs != B)
       rhs++;
    
-   // Find the last - 
-   const char *dlhs = AEnd-1;
-   const char *drhs = BEnd-1;
-   for (;dlhs > lhs && *dlhs != '-'; dlhs--);
-   for (;drhs > rhs && *drhs != '-'; drhs--);
-
-   if (dlhs == lhs)
+   // Find the last -
+   const char *dlhs = (const char*) memrchr(lhs, '-', AEnd - lhs);
+   const char *drhs = (const char*) memrchr(rhs, '-', BEnd - rhs);
+   if (dlhs == NULL)
       dlhs = AEnd;
-   if (drhs == rhs)
+   if (drhs == NULL)
       drhs = BEnd;
    
    // Compare the main version