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In what languages besides C can I write a C library?

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I want to write a library that is dynamically loadable and callable from C code, but I really don't want to write it in C - the code is security critical, so I want a language that makes it easier to have confidence that my code is correct. What are my options?

To be more specific, I want C programmers to be able to #include this, and -l that, and start using my library just as if I had written it in C. I'd like programmers in other languages to be able to use their favourite tools for linking to C libraries to link to it. Ideally I'd like that to be possible on every platform that supports C, but I'll settle for Linux, Windows and MacOS.

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Paul Crowley Avatar asked May 07 '13 20:05

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Anything that compiles to native code. So you might Google for that - "languages that compile to native code." See, e.g., Programming languages that compile to native code and have the batteries included

C++ is often the choice for this. Compiles to native code and provided you keep your interfaces simple, easy to write an adapter layer.

Objective C and Fortran are also possible.

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djechlin Avatar answered Sep 21 '22 03:09

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