naturalstrcmp function

[typo]

Where is it declared?

Thanks.

[typo]

I am declaring it as external, but what to put in LIBNAME?

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function naturalstrcmp(s, t: PChar): Integer; external 'LIBNAME' name 'naturalstrcmp';

The package is in /usr/share/man/man3/naturalstrcmp.3.gz

Also, when I try to compile it, I get the message:
"Warning: link.res contains output sections, did you forget?"

[marcov]

The library should be mentioned in the manual page. I don't have it on my (freebsd) system.  Internet seems to say it is "mut" since it mentions the header "mut.h", but sometimes multiple headers resolve to one library.

The link.res message is only a warning. If it links it is probably in libc.

[typo]

It is here too:

https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=naturalstrcmp&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+10.1-RELEASE+and+Ports

[marcov]

"mbk utility function" doesn't sound like a system function, more something of a package.

If I search for that, I encounter either the package "alliance" or open lisp.

[typo]

Lazarus cannot find them on my Debian system.

[marcov]

Lazarus cannot find them on my Debian system.

I just tested, and my debian 7.8 doesn't have a manual page for naturalstrcmp, nor a mut.h header in /usr/include (and deeper)

[typo]

I have found this page:

http://manned.org/naturalstrcmp/e011433d

It points to another package name:

man1/alc_origin.1

My error message on Debian says:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lalliance

[typo]

What is the libname I should put in my external declaration? On my Debian 7.7 it is on /usr/share/man/man3/naturalstrcmp.3.gz from Alliance package.

I tried :

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function naturalstrcmp(s, t: PChar): Integer; external 'alliance' name 'naturalstrcmp';

without success. The error message says that "cannot find -lalliance".

[typo]

I tried:

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function naturalstrcmp(s, t: PChar): Integer; external 'libMut.so' name 'naturalstrcmp';

but when I declare this function, the debugger returns an error condition.

[rvk]

Ok, I got that working (on Ubuntu and my zero knowledge of Linux-desktops ).

First you need the Alliance package.
When you installed it you need to create a link from /usr/lib/alliance/libMut.so to /usr/lib/libMut.so

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cd /usr/lib
ln -s ./alliance/libMut.so libMut.so

Now you have a valid libMut.so

Now define this:

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function naturalstrcmp(s, t: PChar): Integer; external 'Mut.so' name 'naturalstrcmp';

It should compile.

Or are you having trouble running it?

(Aaah, I see the debugger problem)

[typo]

Done, but it persists.

[rvk]

Is the Alliance package 64 bit or 32 bit? (i386 or x86_64) and does it match your Lazarus installation?

[typo]

32 bit, i386. It matches Lazarus installation.

[typo]

http://postimg.org/image/ty2kn3yvp/

What circunstances could cause this?