GCC C/C++ application to run on Windows

[keith smith]

Hey thanks Joshua.  I'm trying to stay clear of Java for now.  


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Keith Smith




--- On Fri, 8/15/08, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com> wrote:
From: Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: GCC C/C++ application to run on Windows
To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Cc: klsmith2020 at yahoo.com
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 11:24 AM


  Its not practical to have object code that is executable on both linux and windows.  With careful programming you can write C/C++ code that is portable, but its not easy.  For windowing QT is probably your best cross-platform choice.  As soon as you delve into any I/O, or any hardware specific function you're likely to commit yourself to an OS.


  as for you particular app,  if you're just pulling DB tables, you can use a variety of connectors which are cross platform.  If youre trying to customize Mysql in some other way, it would really depend on the particular problem.


  in all, this sounds like a job for Java which does have good MySQL support.

  -jmz

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Jon M. Hanson <jon at the-hansons-az.net> wrote:

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 11:02:20AM -0700, keith smith wrote:


>

>

> Hi,

>

> I'm thinking of writing a small application that can run on both Linux and Windows written in GCC C/C++ that will utilize MySql running on Linux .

>

> Initially I need the application to run on Windows XP or Vista and connect to the Linux box to access MySql.

>

> Is it possible to write an application using GCC that will run both on Linux and Windows?? If so what should I be looking into?

>

> Is there a better approach?

>

> Thanks in advance,

> Keith

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It's not possible because Linux and Windows use different executable

file formats.



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