Can MS Visual C++ be use for coding C for linux?

[nanao550]

Hello,
I know that C code for linux needs to be compile on the kernel in which it is to be used on, but can MS Visual C++ environment be use for coding C code for linux?

If not, what are some IDE development software that can be use to code C for linux?

Thanks.

 

[qednick]

Hi, I've recently been doing some work on linux for web purposes. You can't compile the code using VC++ but you can use VC++ to check your syntax, etc. - especially if you stick to ANSI routines.

Here's how I've been doing things:

I write my code in VC++ and syntax check wherever possible. I upload the source to my linux web server by FTP and make a telnet connection.

Once I navigate my way to the directory which holds the source file using telnet, I type in the command

[tt]gcc -o outputname.out sourcename.cpp[/tt]

this uses the built-in linux GNU c++ compiler to compile the source file. Then set the file permissions by typing this command:

[tt]chmod 0700 outputname.out[/tt]

Once the source is compiled OK (any errors will show up during compilation) you can execute your code in two ways by typing into telnet either of these commands:

[tt]./outputname.out[/tt]

or

[tt]./outputname.out&[/tt]

use the ampersand '&' if you want your program to continue running after you close the telnet connection.

Hope this gives you some pointers!

Obviously, [tt]outputname[/tt] and [tt]sourcename[/tt] in my examples are the names of your output program file and source files respectively.

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[mingis]

KDEvelop is quite nice IDE tool on linux and kdbg is a good debugger. SourceForge can be used also, but it is not freeware. As qednick mentioned, you can use no IDE at all -edit sources using text editor, compile them calling the gcc compiler directly from command line or use make files.