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Anonymous 09/10/28(Wed)06:54 No. 5565

Heya, stupid newbie here.

I'm learning how to program in C++, and have just written a simple game (our old favourite 'guess the random number').
Now I know C++ sucks for general portability, but I want to know if it'd be possible for me to produce an executable version of my .cpp code in Ubuntu 9.04 that could run on my friend's Windows Vista?

After a little Google research, I've figured that I'll need a cross-compiler. However, all the guides basically said 'make one yourself lol'.
So before I look enviously at the Java coders sharing what they have in the bright meadowy pastures, is there a simple-to-install magical cross-platform compiler that'll save the day for me?

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>>	Anonymous 09/10/28(Wed)07:21 No. 5566 gcc

Anonymous 09/10/28(Wed)08:58 No. 5568

It's not the C++ that's bad for portability, it's how you compile it, and which libraries you use.

Using OpenGL, OpenAL for graphics and sound (for example) means you don't need to change those parts of the code across platforms. Using Direct3d and DirectSound means you're limited to Windows.

Generally the building of code into an exe is one of the easiest things, once you know which tools to use (gcc as ^^^ put it).

Anonymous 09/10/28(Wed)09:16 No. 5571

OP here.

I am currently using g++ on the NetBeans IDE.
NetBeans doesn't like it when I set gcc as a compiler, I think it only see's gcc as a C compiler.

Problem I'm having is that I can only build a file as a tar/zip/rpm/blah blah blah file, but not a .exe file. Is this down to using g++?

Anonymous 09/10/28(Wed)09:31 No. 5572
File numbers.txt - (1.79KB )

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HAG0CE8K

Right, compiled it with g++. Let's see if it ports at all.

A note to anyone wanting to help me: you're a goddamn moron for downloading an executable file from a stranger on the internet. Seriously wtf are you thinking?

Source code provided.

>>	Anonymous 09/10/28(Wed)11:25 No. 5573 >>5572 This is why we vmware.

>>	Anonymous 09/10/29(Thu)07:51 No. 5588 >>5573 Amen

>>	Anonymous 09/10/29(Thu)08:21 No. 5590 I get you with images bitch screw the executable!

>>	Anonymous 09/11/02(Mon)07:06 No. 5692 >>5590 pic or it didn't happen

>>	Anonymous 09/11/02(Mon)16:47 No. 5712 >>5572 this is why we use vmware -> revert to snapshot

>>	Anonymous 09/11/03(Tue)05:50 No. 5730 >>5712 redpill + vm = if you dont know what the redpill is... google it

>>	>> 5712 Anonymous 09/11/10(Tue)07:27 No. 5922 This is why we use linux

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