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/*
* sort.h - a 'stable' mergesort
*
* Copyright © 2025 Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*/
#ifndef PROCPS_SORT_H
#define PROCPS_SORT_H
/*
* mergesort with callback and user parameter (like qsort_r)
* base: pointer to the first element
* nmemb: number of elements
* compar: comparator function (returns <0, 0, >0)
* arg: extra user parameter passed to comparator
*
* but, we return 1 on success, 0 on malloc failure!
*
* Attention:
* This guy deals EXCLUSIVELY with sorting pointers,
* implied by the absence of that qsort 'size' parm!
*/
int mergesort_r (
void *base,
size_t nmemb,
int (*compar)(const void *, const void *, void *),
void *arg);
#endif
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