error: conflicting types for 'basename'

[samf]

I run this version of gcc
$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 3.4.5 20051201 (Red Hat 3.4.5-2)


My program uses a custom written library that has a function named basename with its own set of parameters. My question is, if I want to use the GNU version of basename, how can I do it?

I tried including this in my header

#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <string.h>

and I get this compiler error:

x.h:80: error: conflicting types for 'basename'
/usr/include/string.h:387: error: previous declaration of 'basename' was here

Is there a way I can tell gcc to ignore the custom version of basename?

Sam

[matsp]

something like:

#if !__GNUC__
// the custom basename declaration
#endif

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Mats

[samf]

something like:

#if !__GNUC__
// the custom basename declaration
#endif

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Mats

But how do I tell gcc to ignore the actual function definition, not just the prototype only, in the custom library?

Sam

[matsp]

Functions are taken from libraries in the order the libraries are given to the linker, so if you specify the standard C library first, then the custom library, you will get the standard version.

Or you could add a similar #if/#endif in the custom library, if you have the source.

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Mats