John Ryan said:
I'm a PHP/MySQL web developer who doesn't have a clue about c++, but I'm
willing to learn a bit to accomplish a task. I've a copy of Visual studio
with visual c++, but need to write a quick program to upload to my web
server to run on linux. Is it easy to convert Visual C++ code into Linux??
Linux programs must be built with a compiler that builds Linux
programs. Visual C++ is not one of those. The easiest way to do what
you want is to build the program on Linux using GCC, the GNU Compiler
Collection, which can compile C++ and several other languages. If it
is not installed on your Linux system, ask your administrator to
install it. If you don't have terminal access to the Linux system, you
may want to look into that, or else install it at home.
Alternatively, there's something called a "cross compiler" which can
build programs for a different system than that upon which it runs,
e.g., a Windows cross-compiler which builds Linux programs. GCC can be
built as a cross-compiler, but it's not the easiest thing to do, and
you may in fact find it nigh impossible with your admittedly limited
experience in this area.
Finally, note that this newsgroup discusses the ISO C++ language, not
issues with various C++ compilers, operating systems, or third-party
packages which happen to be written in C++. Each of these entities has
its own support venues (newsgroups, mailing lists, etc.) read by those
most familiar with the topic at hand. Please make sure to direct such
questions to the appropriate forum.
- Shane
