On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 02:53:37PM +1000, Martin Pool wrote: > On 14 Aug 2003, Anand Kumria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Package: glibc > > Version: unavailable; reported 2003-08-14 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Hi there, > > > > I'm surprised there isn't already something similiar to strnatcmp in glibc > > <URL: http://sourcefrog.net/projects/natsort/> but both functions would > > certainly be usable. > > > > The license appear to allow for the inclusion of both functions, so hopefully > > this isn't a huge to deal to get included. > > glibc has strverscmp().
strnatcmp() is much nicer IMO. Far more descriptive. > The algorithm is similar but not quite the same. > You might still argue for including strnatcmp but it's probably > not worthwhile. well you also have strnatcasecmp() too. > The glibc maintainers might (?) want it to be > internationalized/wcharized if it was going to be merged. Maybe, let's await feedback from the libc maintainer first. Maybe they'll do that work for us when merging it in. > The strnatcmp licence was necessary to merge it into Apache, which is > not possible with the GNU implementation. Does that mean you would be unwilling to relicense it - should it be required - to get it into GNU libc? Cheers, Anand -- `` We are shaped by our thoughts, we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. '' -- Buddha, The Dhammapada -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
