diff --git a/libs/androidfw/misc.cpp b/libs/androidfw/misc.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "misc"
+
+//
+// Miscellaneous utility functions.
+//
+#include <androidfw/misc.h>
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+using namespace android;
+
+namespace android {
+
+/*
+ * Get a file's type.
+ */
+FileType getFileType(const char* fileName)
+{
+    struct stat sb;
+
+    if (stat(fileName, &sb) < 0) {
+        if (errno == ENOENT || errno == ENOTDIR)
+            return kFileTypeNonexistent;
+        else {
+            fprintf(stderr, "getFileType got errno=%d on '%s'\n",
+                errno, fileName);
+            return kFileTypeUnknown;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (S_ISREG(sb.st_mode))
+            return kFileTypeRegular;
+        else if (S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode))
+            return kFileTypeDirectory;
+        else if (S_ISCHR(sb.st_mode))
+            return kFileTypeCharDev;
+        else if (S_ISBLK(sb.st_mode))
+            return kFileTypeBlockDev;
+        else if (S_ISFIFO(sb.st_mode))
+            return kFileTypeFifo;
+#ifdef HAVE_SYMLINKS
+        else if (S_ISLNK(sb.st_mode))
+            return kFileTypeSymlink;
+        else if (S_ISSOCK(sb.st_mode))
+            return kFileTypeSocket;
+#endif
+        else
+            return kFileTypeUnknown;
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get a file's modification date.
+ */
+time_t getFileModDate(const char* fileName)
+{
+    struct stat sb;
+
+    if (stat(fileName, &sb) < 0)
+        return (time_t) -1;
+
+    return sb.st_mtime;
+}
+
+}; // namespace android