-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxCMPFUNC_CONV wxStringSortAscending(wxString*, wxString*);
-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxCMPFUNC_CONV wxStringSortDescending(wxString*, wxString*);
+// these functions are only used in STL build now but we define them in any
+// case for compatibility with the existing code outside of the library which
+// could be using them
+inline int wxCMPFUNC_CONV wxStringSortAscending(wxString* s1, wxString* s2)
+{
+ return s1->Cmp(*s2);
+}
+
+inline int wxCMPFUNC_CONV wxStringSortDescending(wxString* s1, wxString* s2)
+{
+ return wxStringSortAscending(s2, s1);
+}