diff --git a/scripts/dtc/util.c b/scripts/dtc/util.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Jon Loeliger, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307
+ *                                                                   USA
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+
+char *xstrdup(const char *s)
+{
+	int len = strlen(s) + 1;
+	char *dup = xmalloc(len);
+
+	memcpy(dup, s, len);
+
+	return dup;
+}
+
+char *join_path(const char *path, const char *name)
+{
+	int lenp = strlen(path);
+	int lenn = strlen(name);
+	int len;
+	int needslash = 1;
+	char *str;
+
+	len = lenp + lenn + 2;
+	if ((lenp > 0) && (path[lenp-1] == '/')) {
+		needslash = 0;
+		len--;
+	}
+
+	str = xmalloc(len);
+	memcpy(str, path, lenp);
+	if (needslash) {
+		str[lenp] = '/';
+		lenp++;
+	}
+	memcpy(str+lenp, name, lenn+1);
+	return str;
+}