diff --git a/lib/mpi/mpi-cmp.c b/lib/mpi/mpi-cmp.c
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+/* mpi-cmp.c  -  MPI functions
+ * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of GnuPG.
+ *
+ * GnuPG 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.
+ *
+ * GnuPG 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 "mpi-internal.h"
+
+int mpi_cmp_ui(MPI u, unsigned long v)
+{
+	mpi_limb_t limb = v;
+
+	mpi_normalize(u);
+	if (!u->nlimbs && !limb)
+		return 0;
+	if (u->sign)
+		return -1;
+	if (u->nlimbs > 1)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (u->d[0] == limb)
+		return 0;
+	else if (u->d[0] > limb)
+		return 1;
+	else
+		return -1;
+}
+
+int mpi_cmp(MPI u, MPI v)
+{
+	mpi_size_t usize, vsize;
+	int cmp;
+
+	mpi_normalize(u);
+	mpi_normalize(v);
+	usize = u->nlimbs;
+	vsize = v->nlimbs;
+	if (!u->sign && v->sign)
+		return 1;
+	if (u->sign && !v->sign)
+		return -1;
+	if (usize != vsize && !u->sign && !v->sign)
+		return usize - vsize;
+	if (usize != vsize && u->sign && v->sign)
+		return vsize + usize;
+	if (!usize)
+		return 0;
+	cmp = mpihelp_cmp(u->d, v->d, usize);
+	if (!cmp)
+		return 0;
+	if ((cmp < 0 ? 1 : 0) == (u->sign ? 1 : 0))
+		return 1;
+	return -1;
+}