Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 10:09:59 -0700
From: Myron Scott <mscott@sacadia.com>
Subject: Re: C++ Headers
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Tom Lane wrote:

> mlw <markw@mohawksoft.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.


Myron Scott