Cross Platform

[Zen]

With the language being cross platform and having an IDE for Windows and one for Linux. Will you still be able to compile for a Linux target from the windows IDE?

I would like to be able to do this because i make a few CGI programs that i would like to be able to compile for Linux but not have to create them in Linux, just test.

Lewis

[Ionic Wind Support Team]

Linux and Windows use two different object formats.  The Windows linker doesn't accept linux format object files, and can't create a linux binary image.  Just as the linux linker doesn't know how to do PE32 format. 

If your going to do any serious development for Linux you'll need either a linux box, or something like VMWare. 

Paul.

[Zen]

Ive seen programs (.exe) that will run on both windows and linux before without the use of an emulator.

I have linux on my desktop so im not too bothered, i just thought that it would be cool to be able to write both on one system.

Thanks
Lewis

[Ionic Wind Support Team]

You can use WINE on Linux to run most executables, as long as DirectX isn't involved.  But it's not the same as a compiling a native linux program.  Wine isn't an emulator as it uses a reverse engineered clone of the Windows API for Linux. Being reverse engineered it isn't without its bugs and problems though.

I use a remote VNC desktop with my linux box so I can develop on both platforms without switching machines.  It shows your linux desktop in a Window.

http://www.realvnc.com/download.html

There is a free version. 

[Zen]

It was just for ease of being able to do all on one computer. Ive used linux a lot but not for programming, only website design and server configuration etc.

I do all my windows programming and most stuff on my laptop, i then have my desktop for other things like games (when i have time) and it is dual booted with Fedora Core 3.

Lewis