+static int is_conflict_marker(const char *line, unsigned long len)
+{
+ char firstchar;
+ int cnt;
+
+ if (len < 8)
+ return 0;
+ firstchar = line[0];
+ switch (firstchar) {
+ case '=': case '>': case '<':
+ break;
+ default:
+ return 0;
+ }
+ for (cnt = 1; cnt < 7; cnt++)
+ if (line[cnt] != firstchar)
+ return 0;
+ /* line[0] thru line[6] are same as firstchar */
+ if (firstchar == '=') {
+ /* divider between ours and theirs? */
+ if (len != 8 || line[7] != '\n')
+ return 0;
+ } else if (len < 8 || !isspace(line[7])) {
+ /* not divider before ours nor after theirs */
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return 1;
+}
+