1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/mem/gems_common/util.cc b/src/mem/gems_common/util.cc
index a64da15a6..403be383f 100644
--- a/src/mem/gems_common/util.cc
+++ b/src/mem/gems_common/util.cc
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
  * $Id$
  */
 
-#include <cassert>
-
+#include "assert.hh"
 #include "mem/gems_common/util.hh"
 
 // Split a string into a head and tail strings on the specified
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ string string_split(string& str, char split_character)
   string head = "";
   string tail = "";
 
-  unsigned counter = 0;
+  uint counter = 0;
   while(counter < str.size()) {
     if (str[counter] == split_character) {
       counter++;
@@ -91,6 +90,19 @@ float string_to_float(string& str)
   return ret;
 }
 
+bool string_to_bool(const string & str)
+{
+  string lower(str);
+  for (size_t i=0;i<str.length();i++)
+    lower[i] = tolower(str[i]);
+  if (lower == "true")
+    return true;
+  else if (lower == "false")
+    return false;
+  else
+    assert(0);
+}
+
 // Log functions
 int log_int(long long n)
 {