Using gcc to make windows Binaries

exvor · 01-10-2005, 09:42 AM

Is there a way to use gcc in linux to compile a binary that would work in dos/windows ?

I remember seeing this somewhere but cannot locate the documentation on it anymore.

rjlee · 01-10-2005, 09:44 AM

DJGPP is a port of the gcc architecture to DOS.

You can also run gcc natively under cygwin (http://gcc.gnu.org/install/specific.html#windows) although you will need to include the cygwin dlls; it won't create stand-alone binaries as far as I am aware.

exvor · 01-10-2005, 11:16 AM

Not exactly what im asking im wondering how you use linux to build windows binaries. The programs im writeing are very simple so if i could just get gcc to make a binary that would work in windows that would be great if this is not possible ill just port the code over

Hko · 01-10-2005, 11:24 AM

Though I've never used it myself, http://www.mingw.org/ might be what your are looking for.

rjlee · 01-10-2005, 11:27 AM

You can spend a few hours recompiling gcc as a cross-compiler (follow the instructions on www.gnu.org/software/gcc/) but I don't know if this will work for creating Windows binaries. It isn't set up by default on any distro I've ever seen.

It's certainly less hastle to install Cygwin and gcc on Windows.

Genjix · 01-10-2005, 05:24 PM

you can download mingw precompiled, and it will compile programs, straight off (i use it for developing wxwindows apps).