如何从 Windows 为 Linux (Dev-Cpp) 编译 C++ 代码

Question

我将 Dev-Cpp 程序与 MinGW 编译器一起使用，它允许您编译 C/C++ 代码以获得 Windows 启动器，但是是否有适用于 Windows 的编译器允许您为 Linux 创建可执行文件？

Answer 1

You can install Windows Subsystem for Linux, or set up a VM and do it that way.

Or as @user4581301 mentioned, use a cross-compiler.

http://metamod-p.sourceforge.net/cross-compiling.on.windows.for.linux.html

Answer 2

Ignoring the fact that Dev-C++ has been obsolete for nearly a decade (I may have an unpopular opinion however that you should use whatever tools you can to learn whatever you can, even if that means using 'obsolete software' [as long as it's purely for learning and not production use])...

You have a couple options, one of which has been mentioned by somebody. 1.) Use a cross-compiler, and 2.) (which I personally would recommend, if it is viable for your particular needs) simply compile on actual Linux.

To do this, you just need a working distribution of Linux with a development environment. You can use a virtual machine, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), or a physical machine with Linux running on it.

From there, if you want the code to compile for multiple operating systems, you'll have to make sure your libraries and frameworks and other OS-specific code (eg, filesystem paths, system calls) are properly handled, or just use cross-platform libraries. If you're dealing with standard C/C++, then this won't be of any concern.

Since Dev-C++ uses MinGW (the Windows port of GCC), then the actual compilation process should be the same, although on Linux IDEs are not commonly used, so you may have to get your hands dirty with shell commands, but that's not too hard once you get started. Good luck!