--- parser3/src/include/pa_file.h	2026/10/01 12:46:17	1.5
+++ parser3/src/include/pa_file.h	2026/10/02 15:49:42	1.6
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef PA_FILE_H
 #define PA_FILE_H
 
-#define IDENT_PA_FILE_H "$Id: pa_file.h,v 1.5 2026/10/01 12:46:17 moko Exp $"
+#define IDENT_PA_FILE_H "$Id: pa_file.h,v 1.6 2026/10/02 15:49:42 moko Exp $"
 
 #include "pa_common.h"
 
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ void check_path_scheme(uint scheme, cons
 /// resolved file:// or null; the result is not '/'-normalized
 const String* file_uri_to_path(const String& uri);
 
+/// strncmp for disk paths, case insensitive under windows
+int path_cmp(const char* path, const char* dir, size_t length);
+
 #define FILE_BUFFER_SIZE (128*0x400)
 
 int pa_lock_shared_blocking(int fd);