[PD] Using C++ sources for externals

[Frank Barknecht]

mark wrote:
> The trick is to have C functions (global functions in C++ I guess) exported
> and to work in C++. C++ is geared up nicely for this. I have a version
> of my library that builds in C++ - I'll dig out the source code later if I
> get
> a chance.

That would be nice. In the meantime I have read some source code and the
comp.lang.c++ FAQ. Basically it seems to me that there are two ways to
reuse C++ libraries/header/cpp files:
 
 <now I'll start jabbering, as I don't fully understand the following ;) >

1) Wrap it up with CPPExtern of GEM or something similar, maybe more
   sophisticated - and code in pure C++ yourself, with OO and all that 
   bells and whistles.

2) Leave out the _real_ object orientation and write the main external code
   in C++, but not using a lot of the C++ features. I think, that's what Yves
   did in his stksitar adaption of Perry Cooks C++(!)-library STK.  Reading
   through "stksitar~.cc" all this looks a lot like your typical C-external
   code, except usage of a sitar class which comes out of a C++-class defined in
   sitar.h (by P.Cook?!) Later on the setup function "stksitar_tilde_setup" is
   defined as:
   extern "C" void stksitar_tilde_setup(void)
   So obviously this function needs special treatment, whereas the others
   work without the extern declaration. 

Why does 2) work? Can I just code right away in C++, and then just declare
the _setup function as 'extern "C"' and all is well? I don't think so, but
where is this the right, or the convenient way to go?

Regards,
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