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In article <CpAn8x.5I1@news.cis.umn.edu>, ianhogg@milli.cs.umn.edu (Ian J Hogg) writes:

|> >|> Motif is based on C, not C++.  You have to use "extern C" linkage for any of
|> >|> your callbacks.  You can't register any C++ function directly.  You have to
|> >|> write a plain C front end for anything you want to have callbacked.
|> >
|> >Actually the function does not have to have "extern C" linkage.  It just
|> >can't be a non-static member function.
|> >
|> 
|> Actually, the callback function should have "C" linkage.  I have used a 
|> compiler that passed arguments differently  for C linkage and C++ linkage.
|> So, if I had a free standing function with C++ linkage and used it as a 
|> callback function, the parameters would be messed up.  This is not an issue 
|> with most compilers but be aware it could be.  
|> 
|> Can anyone guess the compiler in question?

I really don't have a clue! I thought the discussoin was purely theoretical !

If you have worked with such a compiler, how did you use member functions as callbacks ? Or is it just not possible on such compilers ?