This is a C++ Linux cross-compilation topic. OT although if you'd love to
help. I enjoy to get quick responses in Microsoft groups.
I tried to overcome the data-mangling problem with extern "C" { };

This project is to cross-compile a PC Linux Program onto ARMBE-Linux.
Everything went fine on the PC Compilation, only the cross-compiler didn't.

I resolved basically everything by embracing the C++ functions inside extern
"C", but the following error occurred, the very last error to succeed

expected ';' before extern

My code is like this
extern "C" {
CURL *curl_handle
};

extern "C" {
.... and all sorts of Curl specific functions
};
Thanks
Jack

Of course this is a cloned message. Microsoft just accidentally included

anther thing is primary expression before "extern"

I don't quite understand what you are saying in your last 2 responses...

More code would be nice. It looks to me like you are missing a ; BEFORE your extern. Either in the same file or in a header file included beforehand.

e.g. as a simple example the following code might generate that error:

The whole error message is

Primary expression before "extern"
expected ';' before extern

I'll post some code later
Thanks in advance

1. As you know, the goal in "extern "C" is so that functions declared in C++ (but wrapped in the "extern C") will have C linkage (i.e. will NOT have C++ name mangling).

2. You'll probably make the declaration in a header. And you'll probably want the header to be compiled under EITHER C++ OR C.

3. To compile "extern C" under straight C, however, you'll need to turn on your cloaking shields.

EXAMPLE:
less /usr/include/pcre.h =>The macro "__cplusplus" is guaranteed to be defined for any C++ compiler.

'Hope that helps .. PSM