C++ is a superset of C thus any C code can be complied as C++ as long as it doesn't use any
C++ reserved words.

That is not true at all, although it's a common misconception.
Just try the following in C and in C++:
printf("sizeof('x') == %d\n", (int)sizeof('x'));

(hint: they will give you different results). And there are many more differences..

Nuno

Yes.. there are some differences, but if your very careful with your typing..
C can be compiled with a C++ compiler.

printf("sizeof('x') == %d\n", (int) sizeof((char)'x'));

gives the same output of 1, with gcc and g++.

I really don't want to be a troll. I still espouse that compiling a C program with a C++ compiler even if you never actually run it that way is a definite
advantage to catch type checking problems.

Yes sure. I was just warning that compiling foreign C code with a C++ compiler is dangerous because you don't know if it's using some C specific feature or not.
Anyway this is already too much offtopic :)

Nuno

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