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diff --git a/doc/manual.rst b/doc/manual.rst index a646b7963..4a1ad9d5e 100644 --- a/doc/manual.rst +++ b/doc/manual.rst @@ -7365,6 +7365,17 @@ Example: embedsC() +``nimbase.h`` defines ``NIM_EXTERNC`` C macro that can be used for +``extern "C"`` code to work with both ``nim c`` and ``nim cpp``, eg: + +.. code-block:: Nim + proc foobar() {.importc:"$1".} + {.emit: """ + #include <stdio.h> + NIM_EXTERNC + void fun(){} + """.} + For backwards compatibility, if the argument to the ``emit`` statement is a single string literal, Nim symbols can be referred to via backticks. This usage is however deprecated. |