while ((*last2 == '\r') || (*last2 == '\n'))
last2--;
- /* skip leading whitespace */
- while (isspace(*s1) && (s1 <= last1))
- s1++;
- while (isspace(*s2) && (s2 <= last2))
- s2++;
+ /* skip leading whitespaces, if both begin with whitespace */
+ if (s1 <= last1 && s2 <= last2 && isspace(*s1) && isspace(*s2)) {
+ while (isspace(*s1) && (s1 <= last1))
+ s1++;
+ while (isspace(*s2) && (s2 <= last2))
+ s2++;
+ }
/* early return if both lines are empty */
if ((s1 > last1) && (s2 > last2))
return 1;