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From: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
To: Shakur Shams Mullick <shakursmullick@gmail.com>
Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] libsmartcols/src/table_print.c: sort the list before printing
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 14:43:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140512124347.GK8951@x2.net.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1399796438-5495-7-git-send-email-shakursmullick@gmail.com>

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 02:20:37PM +0600, Shakur Shams Mullick wrote:
> +int comparison_func(struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b, void *data)
> +{
> +	struct libscols_column *cl;
> +	struct libscols_line *ra, *rb;
> +	struct libscols_cell *ca, *cb;
> +	
> +	cl = (struct libscols_column *)(data);
> +	
> +	ra = list_entry(a, struct libscols_line, ln_lines);
> +	rb = list_entry(b, struct libscols_line, ln_lines);
> +	
> +	ca = scols_line_get_cell(ra, cl->seqnum);
> +	cb = scols_line_get_cell(rb, cl->seqnum);
> +
> +	return cl->compar(ca, cb, NULL);
                             ^^^^^

 I guess that we need something like cl->compare_data.


> +		cl = scols_table_get_key_column(tb);

 Do we really need table->cl_key? Maybe it would be better to add

   scols_sort_table(tb, cl)

 and keep control of the sort column in the applications. It will 
 also allow to sort table by more columns.

    Karel


-- 
 Karel Zak  <kzak@redhat.com>
 http://karelzak.blogspot.com

  reply	other threads:[~2014-05-12 12:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-05-11  8:20 [PATCH v2 1/8] libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.h.in: add library functions Shakur Shams Mullick
2014-05-11  8:20 ` [PATCH v2 2/8] libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.sym: add symbols Shakur Shams Mullick
2014-05-11  8:20 ` [PATCH v2 3/8] libsmartcols/src/smartcolsP.h: add new field to struct libscols_table Shakur Shams Mullick
2014-05-11  8:20 ` [PATCH 4/8] libsmartcols/src/cell.c: add two functions to compare number and string cells Shakur Shams Mullick
2014-05-12 12:37   ` Karel Zak
2014-05-11  8:20 ` [PATCH 5/8] libsmartcols/src/column.c: add function to set comparison function scols_column_set_sortcmp() sets the cell comparison function to use Shakur Shams Mullick
2014-05-11  8:20 ` [PATCH v2 6/8] libsmartcols/src/table.c: set and get key column to use for sorting scols_table_set_key_column() sets the column to use scols_table_get_key_column() returns the column being used Shakur Shams Mullick
2014-05-11  8:20 ` [PATCH v2 7/8] libsmartcols/src/table_print.c: sort the list before printing Shakur Shams Mullick
2014-05-12 12:43   ` Karel Zak [this message]
2014-05-12 17:22     ` shams
2014-05-11  8:20 ` [PATCH v2 8/8] misc-utils/lsblk.c: adds sorting support for lsblk Shakur Shams Mullick

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