calling c++ function from c - c++

Question

I need to access a C++ function from C but I get some error like :-
/tmp/ccUqcSZT.o: In function `main':
main.c:(.text+0x5): undefined reference to `load_alert_to_db'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
My main.c code is:-
#include <stdio.h>
extern void load_alert_to_db(void);
int main(void){
/* Create empty queue */
load_alert_to_db();
return 0;
}
C++ code implementation db_manager.cpp is:-
#include <sstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <algorithm>
#include <time.h>
#include <cstring>
#include <fstream>
//using namespace oracle::occi;
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
extern "C" void load_alert_to_db(void)
{
cout<<"db occi"<<endl;
}
makefile is:-
CC= g++
all:
$(CC) -c -Wall -Werror -fPIC db_manager.cpp
$(CC) -shared -o libdb_manager.so db_manager.o
gcc -L/home/oracle/Desktop/storage/ -Wall main.c -o data -ldb_manager
gcc -o data main.c
clean:
rm -f *.o data
so please help me which one is my problem. I am also include
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/oracle/Desktop/storage/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
environmental variable in .bash_profile

Answer 1

gcc -o data main.c
Not sure why you have this line in your makefile since it will compile main.c without reference to the previously created library and hence cause an undefined-symbol error such as the one you're seeing.
This is especially so, since you appear to have done it the right way on the preceding line:
gcc -L/home/oracle/Desktop/storage/ -Wall main.c -o data -ldb_manager
However, the entire point of using makefiles is so that it figures out the minimum necessary commands for you, based on dependencies. Lumping a large swathe of commands into a single rule tends to defeat that purpose. You would be better off making your rules a little more targeted, such as (untested but should be close):
all: data
data: main.o libdb_manager.so
gcc -o data main.o -ldb_manager
main.o: main.c
gcc -o main.o main.c
libdb_manager.so: db_manager.cpp
g++ -c -Wall -Werror -fPIC -o db_manager.o db_manager.cpp
g++ -shared -o libdb_manager.so db_manager.o
That way, if you make a small change to one part (like main.c), it doesn't have to go and compile/link everything in your build tree.

Answer 2

Your makefile seems to be completely broken and random, and you're not even linking the required object files. You can simplify this:
all:
$(CC) -c -Wall -Werror -fPIC db_manager.cpp
$(CC) -shared -o libdb_manager.so db_manager.o
gcc -L/home/oracle/Desktop/storage/ -Wall main.c -o data -ldb_manager
gcc -o data main.c
to just this:
all:
gcc -Wall -c main.c
g++ -Wall -c db_manager.cpp
g++ main.o db_manager.o -o data

Answer 3

this is what I needed to do:
Supposing the C++ function is called Debug::Write(str)
Then in your hpp file do the following:
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" void DebugTmp(char *str);
#endif
Then in the corresponding cpp file do this:
void DebugTmp(char *str)
{
Debug::Write(str);
}
Then in your C file where you call DebugTmp define the prototype:
void DebugTmp(char *str);
then call it as below:
static void MyFunction( void )
{
DebugTmp("This is debug trace\n");
}