Using g++ how can I link with a library that was built using gcc?

Question

I am trying to link a .a library that was built with gcc to a program built using g++. But the name mangling is different. How can I do this? Thanks, CP

Answer 1

In your C++ code, you just need to wrap your includes of the gcc library header file(s) in extern "C":

extern "C" {
#include "my_library.h"
}