Re: GCC C/C++ application to run on Windows

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 11:02:20AM -0700, keith smith wrote:
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> Hi,
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> 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 .
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> Initially I need the application to run on Windows XP or Vista and connect to the Linux box to access MySql.
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> 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?
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> Is there a better approach?
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> 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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