Re: help with C API in C++ static library

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Fri, 15 Jan 2010, Jason Kraftcheck wrote:

> I am trying to build a static library that is implemented in C++ and has a C
> API.  The resulting .la does not appear to include any information
> indicating that the library needs to be either linked with C++ or explicitly
> include the C++ runtime libraries.  Thus when I try to link a simple test
> application written in C, the link step fails because of unresolved symbols
> provided by the C++ runtime libraries.  What are my options at this point?
> The ideal solution (for me) would be for libtool to include the C++ runtime
> libraries in dependency_libs for the .la.  Is this possible?

I think that the only reliable option is to always link with the C++ 
compiler.  Simply linking with the C++ standard library might not be 
sufficient to achieve a properly working program.

Bob
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