Re: Static array indices in function parameter declarations

Hi James,

>> I'm currently using ell for talking to dbus, and have found it way
>> more convenient and easier to use as compared to gdbus, or any of the
>> other bindings I've looked at. So many thanks.
>> The extern "C"  usage in the header files show the library is allowed
>> to be compiled with C++ code. However the usage of the C99 feature
>> that allows one to declare the index of the argument array using the
>> 'static' keyword in some header files (like rtnl.h:110) seems to
>> prevent this.
>> Is there a workaround for this issue?  Or should I submit a patch that
>> removes all usage of this feature.
> 
> Is this you're only issue compiling ELL with C++ code? I ask because I quickly tried:
> 
> ~/ell$ g++ -o ell/rtnl.o ell/rtnl.c -I.
> 
> And I got a TON of errors. Mostly void* pointer arithmetic and missing casts from void* to other types.

and that was never the goal. You always have to build ELL with a C compiler.

That you might be able to link against -lell from a C++ is an option, but
our work just including the C++ boilerplate in the headers. And then it
stopped exactly there. So we need external contributions if things do not
work.

Regards

Marcel