qsort.c in ldb?

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Mon, 2007-08-27 at 12:46 +0200, Volker Lendecke wrote:
> Hi, Simo!
> 
> Quick question: Why do we have qsort.c in lib/ldb/common/?
> IIRC qsort is required even in ANSI C. I can see a wrapper
> function, but the whole thing?

The problem with standard qsort() is the lack of a context pointer.
Some of the comparison functions need access an 'ldb' or the like. 

Andrew Bartlett

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