Re: linking libgit.a in C++ projects

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Fortunately, g++ can compile C programs and link static libraries that
were compiled by C compilers, unless of course, they use C++ keywords.
I don't think it is unreasonable to rename the _very few_ C++ keywords
in git's source in the interest of allowing C++ projects to leverage
libgit.

I think the point Dmitry was trying to make is that you should compile
libgit as C, using gcc, and then link it with your C++/Objective C code.

No patch is required to git, only to your makefile/xcode project file.

The git .h files must be in your include path, and must not contain
C++ keywords in order to link against libgit.a.