It would at the very least be worth putting a note on these functions, but I'm not sure how far we should go with aliasing the platform-specific alternatives. Certainly a .h file that you "cdef extern from" include with these defines would be the shortest path to getting things working on your side.
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Dave Hirschfeld <dave.hirschf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > When trying to use strcasecmp from libc.string I get an error compiling with > msvc: > > error C3861: 'strcasecmp': identifier not found > > It seems MS have decided to call it by another name - _stricmp > > ...amongst others: > > http://botsikas.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/strcasecmp-identifier-not-found- > when.html > > > I'm wondering if it's possible for cython to include the mentioned ifdef > defines by default or otherwise solve the problem so that code is portable > between compilers on Windows? I understand if it's not a high priority issue. > > The workaround is for me to make sure all our code compiles with mingw which > was on the radar anyway. > > Thanks, > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > cython-devel mailing list > cython-devel@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/cython-devel _______________________________________________ cython-devel mailing list cython-devel@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/cython-devel
