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Why is the linker giving errors for C/C++ functions being called from C++/C functions?

April 26, 2017called errors functions giving Linker

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Why is the linker giving errors for C/C++ functions being called from C++/C functions?

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If you didn’t get your extern C right, you’ll sometimes get linker errors rather than compiler errors. This is due to the fact that C++ compilers usually “mangle” function names (e.g., to support function overloading) differently than C compilers. See the previous two FAQs on how to use extern C.