Re: C++ Headers

> 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.

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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