+/* strcopy is like strcpy except it returns a pointer to the trailing NUL of
+ * the result string. This allows fast construction of catenated strings
+ * without the overhead of strlen/strcat.
+ */
+char *
+slap_strcopy(
+ char *a,
+ const char *b
+)
+{
+ if (!a || !b)
+ return a;
+
+ while (*a++ = *b++) ;
+ return a-1;
+}
+
+/* strncopy is like strcpy except it returns a pointer to the trailing NUL of
+ * the result string. This allows fast construction of catenated strings
+ * without the overhead of strlen/strcat.
+ */
+char *
+slap_strncopy(
+ char *a,
+ const char *b,
+ size_t n
+)
+{
+ if (!a || !b || n == 0)
+ return a;
+
+ while ((*a++ = *b++) && n-- > 0) ;
+ return a-1;
+}