Compiling programs for windows

[Mazarin]

I'd like to know if there is a way to compile a program using GCC that will work under windows.

I am quite new to linux so if the question is a little off the wall i'm sorry.

[manual_overide]

Well, gcc creates an executable binary for whatever system is running gcc. So unless you can get gcc on windows....

The source code could compile in windows, though. Use Borland or Visual Studio in windows, and you'll get a windows binary (.exe file)

[klamath]

No, gcc will create a binary which runs on the same system that compiled it. Binary-incompatible systems (e.g. Solaris/IRIX, Linux w/ libc5 and libc6, etc) can't share binaries.

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[manual_overide]

Right. That's what I meant.

[Strike]

Actually, there are cross-compilers out there. Whether or not there is a Linux-to-Windows executable one, I don't know. You can use the gcc port DJGPP ( http://www.delorie.com ) to compile stuff in Windows if you want.