Help Needed: How to overwrite library functions.

[Mynampati, Venkata S.]

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> On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 01:56:38PM -0600, Mynampati, Venkata S. wrote:
> > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 10:38:52AM -0600, Mynampati, 
> Venkata S. wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I have this issue where i have an archive, whose member
> > > > "1.o" contains functions named A(), B(), C().
> > > > Now, i want to write a module, in which i want to use A() , BUT
> > > > overwrite B() and C() and YET link both "1.o" and my own module
> > > > together with rest of the system.
> > > > 
> > > > i.e
> > > > 1.o contains A(), B() and C()
> > > > say 2.o contains my_A(), B(), C(), where
> > > >  my_A()
> > > >  {
> > > >     /*do something*/;
> > > >     A();			=> linked from 1.o
> > > >  }
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for your time and help.
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Venkat
> > > > Worry about chances you miss when you don't even try.
> > > >   
> > > 
> > > This is probably a job for the preprocessor.
> > > 
> > > #define B my_replacement_B
> > > #define C my_replacement_C
> > > 
> > > Then code up my_replacement_B() and my_replacement_C() 
> with the same
> > > API as B() and C()
> > > 
> > Nope, my file's fucntion names are in conflict with a library (*.a)
> > and it spews out error while linking.
> 
> I don't see how. Can you send a short example file?
> 
I have a library named libmem.a which contains a file named
mem.o, which has functions named malloc() free() memPartFree() etc.
Now i want to replace memPartFree90, but want to use malloc() and free().
How can do that?