Stupid question?

[JaybOt]

Hi all,

I have just started a to write code in c++ under windows ME , and I have also been writing code under unix. With this i mind, is it possible to use the windows .lib and .h library and header files under unix? Can one be converted to the other? E.g. Can i convert .lib file to .a ,or how would i go about recompiling the library file under unix?

All comment welcome,

Thanks, JayBot.

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[2ffat]

As a rule, library functions have code that is locked into a specific operating system. Some header files do, too. What most companies do is create libraries for Windows, Linux, OS/2, Unix, or whatever so when the source code calls a library function, the source code needs only be recompiled with the other OS's library. This is because each OS has its own functions. For example, unlink deletes a file in DOS, Windows, or Unix but each OS uses a different function call to delete the file.

Now having said that, it really depends on how much your library and header files call OS functions. I will say that Borland is trying to create a C++ version that can be easily compiled under Windows or Linux. See

http://community.borland.com/article/0,1410,28369,00.html

for more info. James P. Cottingham

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I have done so much with so little
for so long that I am now qualified
to do anything with nothing.

 

[JaybOt]

Thanks! "Always know what you say, but don't always say what you know!"