Using C Libraries for C++ Programs

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Yes, C++ can compile C with a C++ compiler and you can link C++ against C. Just be sure that any C function you call uses C linkage. This is made by enclosing the prototype of the C function by an extern "C"

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"{
#endif 

void c_function_prototype();

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

The headers for the library you are trying to use may already do that.

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