+int pa_parse_boolean(const char *s);
+
+char *pa_split(const char *c, const char*delimiters, const char **state);
+char *pa_split_spaces(const char *c, const char **state);
+
+char *pa_strip_nl(char *s);
+
+const char *pa_strsignal(int sig);
+
+int pa_parse_resample_method(const char *string);
+
+int pa_uid_in_group(const char *name, gid_t *gid);
+
+int pa_lock_fd(int fd, int b);
+
+int pa_lock_lockfile(const char *fn);
+int pa_unlock_lockfile(int fd);
+
+FILE *pa_open_config_file(const char *env, const char *global, const char *local, char **result);
+
+char *pa_hexstr(const uint8_t* d, size_t dlength, char *s, size_t slength);
+size_t pa_parsehex(const char *p, uint8_t *d, size_t dlength);
+
+int pa_startswith(const char *s, const char *pfx);
+
+char *pa_runtime_path(const char *fn, char *s, size_t l);
+