Re: C++ Headers

> Tom Lane wrote:
>
> > mlw <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com> writes:
> > > Is any support for reworking the postgres headers such that they can be used,
> > > cleanly, in a C++ program?
> >
> > You'll get no support for a request for a blank check. What do you have
> > in mind exactly?
> >
> > ISTM that making the backend's internal headers C++-clean has already
> > been looked into, but rejected on grounds that I don't recall clearly.
> > Check the list archives.
> >
>
> I have used:
>
> #ifdef __cplusplus
> extern "C" {
> #endif
>
> headers......
>
>
>
> #ifdef __cplusplus
> }
> #endif
>
>
> on many backend header files for use
> on my threaded version of postgres.
> I seems to work fine as I have not had any problems
> yet.

The only mention I see of this is in c.h:

#ifndef __cplusplus
#ifndef bool
typedef char bool;

#endif /* ndef bool */
#endif /* not C++ */

If you need more cplusplus stuff, lets figure it out and add it.

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