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[libc]: https://crates.io/crates/libc

## Prepare the build script

Because [snappy](https://github.com/google/snappy) is a static library by default.
So there is no C++ std linked in the output artifact.
n order to use this foreign library in Rust, we have to manually specify that we want to link stdc++ in our project.
The easiest way to do this is by setting up a build script.

First edit `Cargo.toml`, inside `package` add `build = "build.rs"`:
```toml
[package]
...
build = "build.rs"
```

Then create a new file at the root of your workspace, named `build.rs`:
```rust
// build.rs
fn main() {
println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=stdc++"); // This line may be unnecessary for some environment.
println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=<YOUR SNAPPY LIBRARY PATH>");
}
```

For more information, please read [The Cargo Book - build script](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/build-scripts.html).


## Calling foreign functions

The following is a minimal example of calling a foreign function which will
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