Re: Need to create a C lib - using C++ classes - is it possible
* Angus:
Hello
We have a lot of C++ code. And we need to now create a library which
can be used from C and C++. Given that we have a lot of C++ code
using classes how can we 'hide' the fact that it is C++ from C
compilers?
The C++ code will need the C++ runtime library.
Within the standards of C and C++ the only way to achieve that is to insist that
the C code using the library is called from a C++ main program.
In Windows an alternative is to have the library as a DLL, because Windows DLLs
are more decoupled.
Can we have a C header file which uses the functionality of the C++
files and compile this into a lib file?
In practice no (see above).
Can anyone give me some pointers as to how to get started?
The best is to forget that silly idea. Using C library from C++, OK. But C++
has additional requirements from runtime library, so other way, generally !OK,
unless you're working at a low level where you wouldn't have to ask...
Cheers, & hth.,
- Alf
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