can i use protobuf-c both in C++ and C?

Question

i'm new one to protobuf-c i have altered protobuf-c client and server example program as per my requirement and i got this program through this link

code.google.com/p/protobuf-c/wiki/RPC_Example

now i have to write server side programing in c++ and i want to use the client side program in c itself this my new requirement

can any one please help me how to use the .h and .c proto file that is compiled using protobuf-c in c++ server side program file
any suggestions will be appreciated

Answer 1

As pointed by @Konrad Rudolph, the entire point of protobuf is to use same message format with different languages. So, you do the following:

1. Write your .proto file
2. Compile this .proto file with protobuf-c for client code and with protobuf (protoc) for server code (that would be different classes, but same message format!)
3. Link client code to protobuf-c and server code to protobuf

This will resolve your issue.