Programming on Linux
 

I was wondering, on linux, when you make programs, will they only work on linux? Or Windows and Linux? And which is better for programming games? Windows or Linux?

Programs compiled in Linux will only work in Linux. However, depending on what you put in your code, it could be possible just to recompile in Windows to make a Windows app.

gcc for windows
 

If all you are doing is number crunching, "hello world" etc., I would think that Gnu's gcc for windows would work fine. Gnu has also created windows-based compilers for many other languages. I have never used it, but I have heard that Borland's kylix can be used to write code within linux that will run under windows with a simple flag used at the time of recompilation. Java always hypes it cross platform prowess. Haven't done any of these....just simple number crunching for me.... :) Games? Don't know....

Welll, what is the point of linux? Everybody uses Windows basically, no one wants to install linux just for one simple game!

you can use a cross compiler in linux to compile win32 binary's

like aaa said, simple source code will compile under windows or linux..
prvided you dont use any linux specific or windows specific headers...

for example, a program which only used "iostream.h" and "fstream.h" could compile under both OS's because iostream and fstream are standards.

I know, but what if you used the header <windows.h>? Would you be able to compile it in linux? I mean with a win32 compiler?

Come on, I am installing linux so I can start making games, I need help

linux is not a gaming console, however it will run most games...
i have counter-strike, quake1, quake 2 and unreal tournament and unreal tournament2003 installed on linux...
of which all but counter strike are native.

the point of linux is a CHEAP, STABLE, SECURE opertaing system.
every1 uses windows because it comes free with PC's, and linux does not advertise itself, (not in the UK anyway)

i installed linux for one reason only.... to experiment with it, (im studying unix at university) and i knew i could use linux to learn BASH scripts, MAKE files and all the other things linux has in common with UNIX...

and i stayed with the operating system cos......
everything is free, there's no annoying TRIAL version software.....
i never come across a single virus, and although they exist, they are harmless (unless u give em ur root password)
and many many other reasons that i could list.

why install linux to make windows games ???????????
yes you can do it quite easily.....

but thats Like Learning German, so a German Teacher can teach you French....
you might aswell just learn French.

Well, I thought I could Linux for programming games and make them run on windows.

you can....

but why not just program then in windows ?

Becuase I can't find a decent compiler!

Oh and because I need linux so I can get a control panel for my web hosting customers

Does linux include windows compilers?

linux has windows compilers YES !
they are called CROSS compilers, and they do exist yes.