C++ compiler

[zero-cool]

Hi People ..

Does anybody know of a good c++ compiler for ubuntu that will compile code intended to run in windows (.exe) .. ??

[techieMoe]

Hi People ..

Does anybody know of a good c++ compiler for ubuntu that will compile code intended to run in windows (.exe) .. ??

The most common compiler in Linux is the GNU C compiler (gcc). There is also a GNU C++ compiler (g++). I do not know if you can compile it with a Windows machine as its target however. I would recommend doing that on a Windows machine proper.

[GNU-Fan]

The GNU Compiler Collection is capable of cross compiling, but you should use its sister project, the MinGW, as it was tuned for Windows development and ships with all necessary header files for WinAPI and whatnot.
MinGW cross compiler for Linux build environment | MinGW

[KPolulak]

I was asking myself the same question not too long ago and, yes, G++ is what you're gonna need. You can find out about it here. To install it, simply run:

"sudo apt-get install g++"

It's good to see there's other fellow C++ programmers on the board here. I'm still a bit of a noob though...

[devils casper]

C Compiler and other necessary packages required to complie are available in meta-package build-essential.

sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential

[KPolulak]

Hey devils casper, a few questions...

What's a meta package and what is the "build essential" package used for?
What does the "clean all" command do?

[devils casper]

sudo apt-get clean all command removes all cached packages and free up Hard disk space.
meta-package contains a list of packages only. If you install any meta package, it will pull all listed packages.
build-essential meta package has list of compilers and packages necessary for compilation.
Another example of meta package is ubuntu-desktop. Its pretty small in size but pull off complete Gnome Desktop Environment.

[zero-cool]

thanks everyone