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CLION detecting UNIX operating system on WINDOWS computer

I am trying to write a program that opens up a com port to communicate but works on both LINUX and WINDOWS. To do this, I am using the method outlined in many other sources:

#ifdef __unix__
   #linux code
#else
   #windows code
#endif

If I copy the code into VSCode, it functions correctly. However, when I do this in CLION, it is detecting the operating system as LINUX instead of WINDOWS and greying out the WINDOWS code. Additionally, when I run the code, it crashes because it is attempting to execute the LINUX based code. This is an example of what I have written:

#ifdef __unix__
   int comPort;
   struct termios tty;
#else
   HANDLE comPort;
   char settingString[128];
#endif

And it is executing the unix code. I understand that the comparison happens at compile time, but is there anything I am doing wrong for CLION?

Solution

  • I figured out the issue. My CLION toolchain was default set to WSL and I had to change it to MinGW.