If you want a way to make C++ code callable from other compilers/standard libraries, you can use cppcomponents from https://github.com/jbandela/cppcomponents. Full disclosure - I am the author of the library.
Here is a simple hello world example
First make a file called library.h
In this file you will define the Component
#include <cppcomponents/cppcomponents.hpp>
struct IPerson
:public cppcomponents::define_interface<cppcomponents::uuid<0xc618fd04,0xaa62,0x46e0,0xaeb8,0x6605eb4a1e64>>
{
std::string SayHello();
CPPCOMPONENTS_CONSTRUCT(IPerson,SayHello);
};
inline std::string PersonId(){return "library!Person";}
typedef cppcomponents::runtime_class<PersonId,cppcomponents::object_interfaces<IPerson>> Person_t;
typedef cppcomponents::use_runtime_class<Person_t> Person;
Next create library.cpp
In this file you will implement the interface and component
#include "library.h"
struct PersonImplementation:cppcomponents::implement_runtime_class<PersonImplementation,Person_t>
{
std::string SayHello(){return "Hello World\n";}
};
CPPCOMPONENTS_DEFINE_FACTORY(PersonImplementation);
Finally here is you main program (call it example1.cpp) that uses your implementation
#include "library.h"
#include <iostream>
int main(){
Person p;
std::cout << p.SayHello();
}
To build the program you will need to download cppcomponents (just clone from the git link above). It is a header only library and needs only a c++11 compiler.
Here is how you would build it on Windows
cl /EHsc example1.cpp /I pathtocppcomponents
g++ -std=c++11 library.cpp -o library.dll -shared -I pathtocppcomponents
where pathocppcomponents is the directory of cppcomponents.
I am assuming you have cl and g++ in your path.
To run the program, make sure library.dll is in the same directory as example1.exe and run example1.exe
This library requires fairly compliant c++11 support, so it needs MSVC 2013 Preview, and at least g++ 4.7. This library works on both Windows and Linux.
