%inline causes multiple definition

I'm working with Python 2.2 and SWIG 1.3.17.

I'm trying to access a global array of strings, that looks like this:

        extern char *domsMsgCharFieldNames[];

I want to be able to have it access from Python.  Something like this:

        print domsmisc_doms.cvar.domsMsgCharFieldNames[0]

In the SWIG and Python manual, section 19.5.1 suggests that I can do 
this with "%inline".  So I added this code:

%inline %{    /* make FieldNames accessible */
    char *domsMsgCharFieldNames_get (char *stringArray[], int index) {
        if (index < domsMsgCharFieldCount)
          return domsMsgCharFieldNames[index];
        else
          return NULL;                     /* out of bounds returns 
NULL. */
    }
%}

This may be doing (mostly) the right thing, but it won't compile because 
SWIG is also generating a definition for domsMsgCharFieldNames_get 
(that just returns a swig pointer to the whole array).  The compile 
dies with: "redefinition of `_wrap_domsMsgCharFieldNames_get'".

Is there a way to have %inline override the default function?

-Dan
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