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freemann098
freemann098

Reputation: 284

Windows Console Application on Mac/Linux? C++

I'm wondering if there's any way to make my Windows Console Application working on Mac and/or Linux. Like an easy way to port it which seems doubtful. The only way I can think of doing it is going on Linux/Mac computer and re-writing the code for that OS. I'm not even sure if there is console applications for Linux or Mac but all I know is they have terminal/console windows which seems like I could put it through there.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 883

Answers (2)

DaMachk
DaMachk

Reputation: 643

Depends on the complexity of your console application.

Does it use system calls? e.g. System("pause")

If it doesn't and you're using the basic STD libraries, the code should be portable, just needs to be recompiled.

Like i said, depends on the complexity of yor code.

EDIT: The linux terminal works quite like the windows cmd (as the cmd is "a copy" of a unix terminal...)

Upvotes: 2

nicky_zs
nicky_zs

Reputation: 3773

maybe you could try wine in Linux. http://www.winehq.org/

Upvotes: 2

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