+#define GID_TO_CHARS(val, where) gid_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define MAJOR_TO_CHARS(val, where) major_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define MINOR_TO_CHARS(val, where) minor_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define MODE_TO_CHARS(val, where) mode_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define UID_TO_CHARS(val, where) uid_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define UINTMAX_TO_CHARS(val, where) uintmax_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
+#define UNAME_TO_CHARS(name,buf) string_to_chars (name, buf, sizeof(buf))
+#define GNAME_TO_CHARS(name,buf) string_to_chars (name, buf, sizeof(buf))