#define MAXLDIRS 8
#define COMF77 "(common)"
#define max(a,b) (a<b ? b: a)
#define min(a,b) (a>b ? b: a)
#define size(str) (strlen(str) + 1)
#define equal(a,b,l) (strncmp(a,b,l) == 0)
#define copy(a,b,l) strncpy(a,b,l)