Compiling C++ for windows in linux.

[robotichead]

Hello,

I was wondering if it is at all possible to compile a simple C++ program for 32-bit windows from 64-bit Ubuntu. If it is possible, how would I go around doing it? I am use to compiling C++ and C for my laptop, because I do it all the time for my math assignments, but how would I be able to compile it for windows?

Thank-you

[KenJackson]

I was wondering if it is at all possible to compile a simple C++ program for 32-bit windows from 64-bit Ubuntu.

Yes. You need the mingw32 cross compiler. Fedora has several packages with names like mingw32-gcc-c++, and I'm sure Ubuntu's would be similar.

On my Fedora system, the g++ executable is i686-pc-mingw32-g++, which you use just like g++ to compile programs.

i686-pc-mingw32-g++ helloworld.cpp -o helloworld.exe

[robotichead]

hey KenJackson, it sadly did not work. its not giving me the option of i686-pc-mingw32-g++ at all

[KenJackson]

Well I just SSH-ed over to my old Ubuntu machine in the corner and ran:
aptitude search mingw32
and it came back with three packages:

mingw32
mingw32-binutils
mingw32-runtime

So try

sudo apt-get install mingw32 mingw32-binutils mingw32-runtime

Then you will have compiler i586-mingw32msvc-g++ and friends.

[robotichead]

thank-you, it seems to be working now. Much appreciated.

Just out of curiousity, i also use QT4. Is it possible to do the same thing with QT?