Index: generic/xotclInt.h
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diff -u -rc0b363cae9d43d3cb564b230233cc211470acd7e -rb1f416527fc1e567ff1db9ad5a720b3bbc5678ee
--- generic/xotclInt.h	(.../xotclInt.h)	(revision c0b363cae9d43d3cb564b230233cc211470acd7e)
+++ generic/xotclInt.h	(.../xotclInt.h)	(revision b1f416527fc1e567ff1db9ad5a720b3bbc5678ee)
@@ -137,8 +137,10 @@
 #define isInitString(m) (\
 	*m   == 'i' && m[1] == 'n' && m[2] == 'i' && m[3] == 't' && \
 	m[4] == '\0')
+#define isTypeString(m) (\
+	*m   == 't' && m[1] == 'y' && m[2] == 'p' && m[3] == 'e' && \
+	m[4] == '\0')
 
-
 #if (defined(sun) || defined(__hpux)) && !defined(__GNUC__)
 #  define USE_ALLOCA
 #endif