I am trying to make a static library using Code::Blocks and when I make a new static library project it generates a cpp file with functions encased with extern "C" I am just wondering if this is necessary or if I can write the functions in normal c++ as well.
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Oh, also what other types of syntax can be used in static libraries? structs? classes? inheritance? templates?
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> I am just wondering if this is necessary or if I can write the functions in normal c++ as well.
No, it isn't necessary. As always, you would need to build both the library and the program using the library with the same compiler (version).
> Oh, also what other types of syntax can be used in static libraries?
Anything that you could use in a program without libraries.
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