Easiest way to use FTDI in c++ ??

Why not use the "open" command like ....

        fdPort = open( SERIAL_PORT, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY );
    if (fdPort < 0)
    {
        printf("\nError opening %s - %d %s\n", SERIAL_PORT, errno,
strerror(errno));
        return -1;
    }
    //Save old attributes of the port
    tcgetattr( fdPort, &oldAttr );

    //Configure port with new attributes
    bzero( &newAttr, sizeof( newAttr ));
    newAttr.c_cflag = BAUD_RATE | CS8 | CREAD | CLOCAL ;
    newAttr.c_iflag = IGNPAR;
    newAttr.c_oflag = 0;
    //non-cononical mode
    newAttr.c_lflag = 0;
    //Unused inter ch timer
    newAttr.c_cc[ VTIME ] = 0;
    //No blocking for read chars
    newAttr.c_cc[ VMIN ] = 0;

    tcflush( fdPort, TCIFLUSH );
    tcsetattr( fdPort, TCSANOW, &newAttr );