Compile file in linux and run in windows

Question

I start to learn c and c++ programming and I write it in Linux.

Can I make binary file with g++ and run it as exe in window 7? or i need to compile the code in windows again?

You need to compile it on Windows - its the easiest solution — Ed Heal, Feb 15 '14 at 08:11
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2033997/howto-compile-for-windows-on-linux-with-gcc-g — RaviH, Feb 15 '14 at 08:11

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 15 '14 at 08:27

You can use a mingw cross compiler to build windows binaries in linux. In Ubuntu (and I guess other Debian variants as well) the package is called mingw32. You then have a cross compiler under the name i586-mingw32msvc-g++ (or similar). For building simple command line programs without library dependencies this is an OK solution.

If you need more then this I'd recommend you use MXE (M cross environment). MXE installs its own cross compiler and can build many libraries for you so you don't need to care about how to build the library dependencies.

For example the OpenSCAD project (a 3D CAD program that is using Qt for its GUI) is using MXE for building the Windows releases. See this page on the OpenSCAD wiki for a description of the build process.

Compile file in linux and run in windows

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