# Dynamic link

**URL:** https://scilab.discourse.group/c/specific-domains/dynamic-link/22.md

[Latest](https://scilab.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://scilab.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://scilab.discourse.group/tags.md)

---

## [About the Dynamic link category](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/about-the-dynamic-link-category/56)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mottelet](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/mottelet)\
**Replies:** 0

</div>

Scilab is able to create and compile gateways (written in C or C++), which can be dynamically loaded. This allows to easily interface existing libraries in order to make their features available in Scilab.

---

## [Special C++ api?](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/special-c-api/645)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@esch](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/esch)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/special-c-api/645 "2024-09-18T09:41:03Z")

</div>

Hello, The help chapter “Getting started with API\_Scilab” gives us an example based on the api\_scilab.h header file. I saw that there exist in the folder Scilab\\contrib\\toolbox\_skeleton\\sci\_gateway\\cpp another API for …

---

## [Why does the program end in a crash?](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/why-does-the-program-end-in-a-crash/500)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Zoow](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/Zoow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/why-does-the-program-end-in-a-crash/500 "2024-05-07T07:43:35Z")

</div>

\#include "api\_scilab.h" #include "Scierror.h" #include "localization.h" #include \<math.h\> static const char fname\[\] = "sci\_foo6"; double f(double x) { // Define your function f(x) here return x \* x - 2; // Exam…

---

## [Using a compiler (mingw/ gcc)](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/using-a-compiler-mingw-gcc/129)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Javo](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/Javo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/using-a-compiler-mingw-gcc/129 "2023-08-25T08:17:04Z")

</div>

Hi, I have installed gcc V10.3 as described in some post, installed it and then installed MinGW toolbox. But when strating Scilab “WARNING: MinGW Compiler not detected.” I copied all kind of paths in the path-variable o…