From -6373544964760578745 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,ea96cc047f6a22cc X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-15 10:00:01 PST Return-Path: X-Authentication-Warning: mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU: fjh set sender to devnull@stump.algebra.com using -f Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!comp-std-cpp-robomod!not-for-mail X-Robomod: STUMP, ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov) From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: extern "C" -- what is the intent? Organization: Comeau Computing; http://www.comeaucomputing.com Message-ID: <9lclar$cs6$1@panix3.panix.com> References: <090820010209154805%BobbySchmidt@mac.com> <9l8qvc$7ig$1@panix3.panix.com> Reply-To: comeau@comeaucomputing.com Approved: Fergus Henderson , moderator of comp.std.c++ Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:59:52 CST Lines: 25 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.std.c++:6995 In article , Francis Glassborow wrote: >In fact all C++ can do is provide tool s for C++ to link with other >languages extern "Fortran" doesn't specify that C++ code can be called >from Fortran, what it does is to provide a mechanism whereby C++ can >call Fortran functions. The closeness of C and C++ means that it can >often work the other way round without C doing much, however, for >example, how will C handle on exception that has been thrown by some >function called by an extern "C" function definition? That is not >actually C++'s problem. I agree with issues of say exception handling, but still feel C++ allows linkage specifications to be bi-directional. -- Greg Comeau Countdown to "export": December 1, 2001 Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout Tasty C99/C++ Combo: Dinkumware libs + Comeau Compilers == WOW!!! --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.research.att.com/~austern/csc/faq.html ]