How to overload functions?

[badderjet 181]

Dunno really know if this here is overloading, but anyway. How can I 're'-define a function, e. g. having funct(a,:( and funct(a,b,c,d) at the same time.Just a redefinition likevoid funct (char a, char :({ bla bla}void funct (char a, char b, char c, char d){ even more bla}doesn't work for me. MinGW kicks out some errors like "previous declaration of funct" or something like that.Etienne :-wave

[Guest bartels]

Try C++ not C for illegal re-definitions or what is it called "overloading?". If you want a function wth varibale parameter list try to define it with ..., but I don't recommend it. Chose different function-names and that's all, where is the problem?Arne Bartels

[badderjet 181]

Yup what I wanted was several functions with different parameters but the same function name (e. g. like most of the GDI+ functions).>Chose different function-names and that's all, where is the>problem?Nah, no problem really, just wondered if it was possible in plain C to achieve the above.Thanks,Etienne :-wave

[Guest bartels]

Hm, I just remembered that in plain C it is impossible to overlaod functions as fara as I know. But, if you write C-style functions in .cpp files, function overloading is possible. Since all compilers do C++ compilation if used with .cpp files it is C++, even if the function style is still C.Arne Bartels

[badderjet 181]

Ok, thanks a lot, this might indeed work. :-) One dumb question though - how to tell the MinGW makefile to compile e. g. SDK.cpp instead of SDK.c? In the makefile there is specified GAU_NAME=SDK for example, without any file extension. Didn't really get it to compile SDK.cpp.Thanks again,Etienne :-wave

[Guest bartels]

Have a look further down where GAU_NAME is really needed. Is there an extension? Fine, replace it.Arne Bartels

[badderjet 181]

WHOOOPS *hiding in corner*I better should have had a deeper look once into makefile.Along with hundred thousand new warnings about conversion sutff (not too important for now), one error though I can't seem to get fixed:somegauge.o(.eh_frame+0x11):somegauge.cpp: undefined reference to `__gxx_personality_v0'Thanks man! ;-)Etienne :-wave

[Guest bartels]

Maybe a library you forgot to add to the ADD_LIBS section? I have never seen this reference before. Is it a function you defined yourself?Arne Bartels

[badderjet 181]

Hmmm, no.Seems to be just the result of changing to CPP. Also getting thousands of warnings about conversions now. That all with the overloaded functions commented out by the way.

[Guest bartels]

Strange. Personally I prefer not to use "everything in one" file especially with cpp files. I posted an example of a splitted SDK sample recently here. To get it to work with GCC it needs a bit of work on the makefile, though.If I recall that right you need ADD_OBJS line like:ADD_OBJS=SDK.Attitude.o SDK.Control_Surfaces.o SDK.Fuel.o SDK.Fuel_Selector.o SDK.Temperature.o SDK.Wiskey.oI also changed $(GAU_NAME).o: $(GAU_DEPS) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $

[badderjet 181]

Thanks a lot, Arne. :-)I'll try that.