+BerElement *
+ldap_build_compare_req(
+ LDAP *ld,
+ LDAP_CONST char *dn,
+ LDAP_CONST char *attr,
+ struct berval *bvalue,
+ LDAPControl **sctrls,
+ LDAPControl **cctrls,
+ int *msgidp )
+{
+ BerElement *ber;
+ int rc;
+
+ /* create a message to send */
+ if ( (ber = ldap_alloc_ber_with_options( ld )) == NULL ) {
+ return( NULL );
+ }
+
+ LDAP_NEXT_MSGID(ld, *msgidp);
+ rc = ber_printf( ber, "{it{s{sON}N}", /* '}' */
+ *msgidp,
+ LDAP_REQ_COMPARE, dn, attr, bvalue );
+ if ( rc == -1 )
+ {
+ ld->ld_errno = LDAP_ENCODING_ERROR;
+ ber_free( ber, 1 );
+ return( NULL );
+ }
+
+ /* Put Server Controls */
+ if( ldap_int_put_controls( ld, sctrls, ber ) != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+ ber_free( ber, 1 );
+ return( NULL );
+ }
+
+ if( ber_printf( ber, /*{*/ "N}" ) == -1 ) {
+ ld->ld_errno = LDAP_ENCODING_ERROR;
+ ber_free( ber, 1 );
+ return( NULL );
+ }
+
+ return( ber );
+}
+