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C++ in Embedded Systems
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C++ in Embedded Systems

by Amar Mahmutbegović
July 2025
Beginner to intermediate
402 pages
8h 8m
English
Packt Publishing
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Working with C Libraries

In Chapter 6, we discussed interoperability between C and C++. We learned about language linkage and how to use it to include C libraries in a C++ project. From the technical standpoint, that’s all we need to use C in C++.

In this chapter, we’ll focus on software development techniques for integrating C libraries into a C++ project to enhance code flexibility. Since many C++ projects still rely on vendor-provided C hardware abstraction layers (HALs), we’ll concentrate on how to effectively incorporate these C libraries into our projects.

Additionally, this chapter will cover the Resource Acquisition is Initialization (RAII) paradigm and explain why it’s particularly beneficial in embedded systems. By automatically ...

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