#include <stdio.h>

enum Results { LESS = -1, EQUAL = 0, MORE = 1 };

int mystrspccmp(const char *str1, const char *str2) {
    const char *a = str1, *b = str2;
    while ((*a != 0) && (*b != 0)) {
        while ((*a != 0) && ((*a == ' ') || (*a == '\n') || (*a == '\t'))) {
            a++;
        }
        while ((*b != 0) && ((*b == ' ') || (*b == '\n') || (*b == '\t'))) {
            b++;
        }
        if (*a < *b) {
            return LESS;
        }
        if (*a > *b) {
            return MORE;
        }
        a++;
        b++;
    }
    if ((*a == 0) && (*b != 0)) {
        return LESS;
    }
    if ((*a != 0) && (*b == 0)) {
        return MORE;
    }
    return EQUAL;
}