Re: linking with C++

[jerry@jvdsys.nextjk.stuyts.nl (Jerry van Dijk)]

Martin Klang (md4mars@mdstud.chalmers.se) wrote:

: lately i've been trying out ADA, and even though it's not by a long way as
: esthetically pleasing as C++, i must confess it's a pretty useful little
: language.

You just brightened up my day :-)

: i cannot link to C++ with gnatlink.

Well, actually your code says:

: //file cstuff.c
: #include <stdio.h>
: void c_test()
: {
:   printf("jah!");
: }

which is not C++ but C code. So instead of:

:    pragma Import(CPP,C_Test,"c_test");

use pragma Import(C, C_Test, "c_test); and build with

gcc -c cstuff.c
gnatmake test -largs cstuff.o

BTW remember that gcc is just a driver program, and the '.c'
extension will make it use the C, not the C++ compiler. The
same goes for g++.

BTW2 remember that there might already be a program called
'test' in your path.

To try out linking to C++ use a 

// file cppstuff.cc
#include <iostream.h>
void cppstuff()
{
   cout << "jah!" << endl;
}

with the CPP import. And do not forget to link in libstdc++.

Jerry.

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