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How to compile for Windows on Linux with gcc/g++?

I have written some effects in C++ (g++) using freeglut on Linux, and I compile them with

g++ -Wall -lglut part8.cpp -o part8

So I was wondering if it is possible to have g++ make static compiled Windows executables that contains everything needed?

I don't have Windows, so it would be really cool, if I could do that on Linux :)

Solution

  • mingw32 exists as a package for Linux. You can cross-compile and -link Windows applications with it. There's a tutorial here at the Code::Blocks forum. Mind that the command changes to x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-win32, for example.

    Ubuntu, for example, has MinGW in its repositories:

    $ apt-cache search mingw
[...]
g++-mingw-w64 - GNU C++ compiler for MinGW-w64
gcc-mingw-w64 - GNU C compiler for MinGW-w64
mingw-w64 - Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows
[...]