diff --git a/libdw/dwarf_attr.c b/libdw/dwarf_attr.c
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+/* Return specific DWARF attribute of a DIE.
+   Copyright (C) 2003, 2005, 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+   Written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2003.
+
+   This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of either
+
+     * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or
+
+     * the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or both in parallel, as here.
+
+   elfutils is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If
+   not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <dwarf.h>
+#include "libdwP.h"
+
+
+Dwarf_Attribute *
+dwarf_attr (Dwarf_Die *die, unsigned int search_name, Dwarf_Attribute *result)
+{
+  if (die == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  /* Search for the attribute with the given name.  */
+  result->valp = __libdw_find_attr (die, search_name, &result->code,
+				    &result->form);
+  /* Always fill in the CU information.  */
+  result->cu = die->cu;
+
+  return result->valp != NULL && result->code == search_name ? result : NULL;
+}
+INTDEF(dwarf_attr)