+ if (!locale)
+ locale = pg_database_locale();
+
+ /* casefold both a and b */
+
+ al_len = pg_strfold(al, al_sz, a, a_sz, locale);
+ if (al_len + 1 > al_sz)
+ {
+ /* grow buffer if needed and retry */
+ al_sz = al_len + 1;
+ al = repalloc(al, al_sz);
+ al_len = pg_strfold(al, al_sz, a, a_sz, locale);
+ Assert(al_len + 1 <= al_sz);
+ }
+
+ bl_len = pg_strfold(bl, bl_sz, b, b_sz, locale);
+ if (bl_len + 1 > bl_sz)
+ {
+ /* grow buffer if needed and retry */
+ bl_sz = bl_len + 1;
+ bl = repalloc(bl, bl_sz);
+ bl_len = pg_strfold(bl, bl_sz, b, b_sz, locale);
+ Assert(bl_len + 1 <= bl_sz);
+ }
+
+ if (al_len > bl_len)
+ res = false;
+ else
+ res = (strncmp(al, bl, al_len) == 0);