C99 and C++ aren't compatible, unfortunately. For example, C99 designated initialisers aren't in C++ at all, which is a shame as they're fantastically useful:

C99 and C++ aren't compatible, unfortunately. For example, C99 designated initialisers aren't in C++ at all, which is a shame as they're fantastically useful: struct foo { int i; double j; }; struct foo f = { .j=9.1, i=4 }; See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18731707/why-does-c11-not-support-designated-initializer-list-as-c99 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18731707/why-does-c11-not....