undefined reference to function in gcc - c++

Question

I am trying to use a C static library but getting the following error while compiling/linking in gcc. The main file test.c needs to call a function from the static library libtest.a
Header file : testcplusplus.h
void print_cplusplus(int b);
testcplusplus.c :
#include <stdio.h>
#include "testcplusplus.h"
void print_cplusplus(int b) {
printf ("Value of b is %d \n",b);
}
Main C file : test.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include "testcplusplus.h"
int main() {
int a = 2 ;
print_cplusplus(a);
}
Commands Used :
g++ -c -o testcplusplus.o testcplusplus.c
ar rvs libtest.a testcplusplus.o
gcc -o test test.c -L. -ltest **// Error comes here**
Error:
In function `main':
test.c:(.text+0x15): undefined reference to `print_cplusplus'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Answer 1

You only specify function parameter types when you declare/define the function, not when you call it. The function call should look like
print_cplusplus(a);
You also need to include testcplusplus.h from test.c so that the declaration is available when you call it. The return type of main needs to be int; and print_cplusplus should either have void return type, or should return a value.
Finally, you'll need to declare the function extern "C" for it to be callable from a C program - but only when compiling C++.
// testcplusplus.h
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
void print_cplusplus(int b);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

Answer 2

You don't rewrite a variables type when you use it, it's only used in declarations:
print_cplusplus(a);