Thanks for all the responses.  I think you have given me the answer I am looking however, let me explain a bit deeper.  

Many years ago (before Visual C, etc.), is was my understanding that code written for Microsoft C compilers was not guaranteed to run on Borland's C compilers (and vise versa).

This is the main issue.  I am looking for one (for both) or two (one each Linux and MS) compiler(s) that are reasonably certain to respect the others source code.

> Joseph Gledhill wrote:
> If you are not stuck on C, perl or Java will do this.

Joseph, C is preferred where performance dictates C.  Where performance does not dictate C, I am looking at Python.  That subject is open for discussion.

> Bart Garst wrote:
> So, you can write 'portable' code, meaning it will compile and run on
> both Linux & windows, but you cannot compile on one and run on the
> other.

Bart, I have no problem with needing to compile on Linux for the Linux side while needing to compile on Windows for the Windows side.  Thanks 

> Chris Gehlker wrote:
> GCC is a cross compiler so you 
> can specify the target Processor/OS combination and it doesn't have to 
> be the same as the combination you are running on. On the other hand, 
> there is simply no way (ignoring fat binaries which will take us far 
> afield) that you can specify one binary for multiple targets.

Chris,

Thanks, I think this is just what I am needing.

> Now I have to ask, given that this is a Linux list, why can't you 
> simply distribute  the source?

I have no problems with distributing (sharing) the source.  I doubt anyone but CGC would be interested.

> "Alex Earl" Wrote:
> There is mingw32 which will compile windows applications on Linux, its
> part of the gcc collection I believe, but you have to install it
> seperately.

Alex, 

Thanks, I am looking in to this.

Thanks all.  You got me going and that is what I needed.

George 

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