+char * replace_sep(const char *base, char r);
+
+#if !HAVE_G_STRING_APPEND_PRINTF
+# define g_string_append_printf g_string_sprintfa
+# define g_string_printf g_string_sprintf
+#endif
+
+char *gob_strup(char *s);
+char *gob_strdown(char *s);
+
+#if HAVE_G_ASCII_STRCASECMP
+static inline int gob_strcasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
+{
+ return g_ascii_strcasecmp(s1, s2);
+}
+#else
+int gob_strcasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
+#endif
+
+char * gob_str_delete_quotes(char *str);