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Didier Trosset
Didier Trosset

Reputation: 37427

What tool exists to compile C++2011 code for Windows target?

I created a program in C++2011 that actually uses features of C++2011: mutex, unique_lock, condition_variable, future and async.

I've tested it on Debian Linux 64 bits box, and it compiles and runs like a charm.

Now, I want to compile it for Windows.

I tried Visual C++ Express 2010, but it does not have support for the new features of C++. (The Beta for Visual C++/Studio 2012 only runs on Windows 8.)

I tried cross compiling with mingw-g++ (4.6), but it looks like these new features are not supported for the Windows target. (Although they are supported for g++-4.6 for Linux target).

Is there any (free?) solution as of today to compile a C++2011 program for Windows target?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 371

Answers (2)

Anthony Williams
Anthony Williams

Reputation: 68561

My (commercial) Just::Thread library provides std::thread, std::mutex and friends for MSVC 2005/2008/2010 and the TDM port of mingw-gcc 4.5/4.6 on Windows. It's not free, though.

Alternatively, look for a build of gcc 4.7 for mingw. Support for the thread library on Windows is supposed to be available out-of-the-box with gcc 4.7, but it's not officially released yet.

Upvotes: 6

IcemanX
IcemanX

Reputation: 82

I have not tried it yet, but this quote from the project site sounds promising:

"Builds support the following technologies:

OpenMP
LTO
Graphite
std_threads
std_atomics

..."

http://code.google.com/p/mingw-builds/

hope this helps

Upvotes: 3

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