1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/rtlil.h b/kernel/rtlil.h
index 3a0f0ff8c..2c4b26f53 100644
--- a/kernel/rtlil.h
+++ b/kernel/rtlil.h
@@ -255,12 +255,24 @@ namespace RTLIL
 		return log_id(str);
 	}
 
-	template <typename T> struct sort_by_name {
+	template <typename T> struct sort_by_name_id {
 		bool operator()(T *a, T *b) const {
 			return a->name < b->name;
 		}
 	};
 
+	template <typename T> struct sort_by_name_str {
+		bool operator()(T *a, T *b) const {
+			return strcmp(a->name.c_str(), b->name.c_str()) < 0;
+		}
+	};
+
+	struct sort_by_id_str {
+		bool operator()(RTLIL::IdString a, RTLIL::IdString b) const {
+			return strcmp(a.c_str(), b.c_str()) < 0;
+		}
+	};
+
 	// see calc.cc for the implementation of this functions
 	RTLIL::Const const_not         (const RTLIL::Const &arg1, const RTLIL::Const &arg2, bool signed1, bool signed2, int result_len);
 	RTLIL::Const const_and         (const RTLIL::Const &arg1, const RTLIL::Const &arg2, bool signed1, bool signed2, int result_len);