how do i compile a C++program to work in the windows operating system using g++ for linux?

Question

I am new to writing programs in c++ and i want to know if there is a way to export it to a windows format. Also what is a good way to learn objective-c, is it very different from c++? Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Using mingw32 you can cross compile for windows. See http://www.mingw.org/wiki/LinuxCrossMinGW

Answer 2

The Objective-C language is a simple computer language designed to enable sophisticated object-oriented programming. Objective-C is defined as a small but powerful set of extensions to the standard ANSI C language. Its additions to C are mostly based on Smalltalk, one of the first object-oriented programming languages. Objective-C is designed to give C full object-oriented programming capabilities, and to do so in a simple and straightforward way.

For reference

You can use Cygwin to code/compile the same code on a windows environment

Answer 3

Objective C is very different from C++. It's mainstream use (that I know of) is for Apple platforms. I'm sure there are others, but this is the most common that I have seen.

MinGw32 is the way that you would cross compile on a Linux platform to target Windows.

If you want to compile using gcc on the Windows platform, and be compatible with Linux libraries, you can use mingw32/MSys or Cygwin.

If you simply want to develop using gcc on Windows, ignoring any Posix(/Linux standard libraries) compatibility, then there are many options available to you. A popular method would be to download and install Eclipse for C++/CDT. It might use one of Cygwin or Mingw32 under the covers - not sure.

Answer 4

If you are new to programming I would just try to write something working on both *nix and windows, and compile it directly on Windows if needed.

Answer 5

I appriciate all of your answers thank you for your help