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Linux Executable [message #57396]

Wed, 04 August 2021 13:11

adham_selim
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I need to build a .exe for linux but im using U++ on windows. Is there a way to do this or will I have to install linux?

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Re: Linux Executable [message #57397 is a reply to message #57396]

Wed, 04 August 2021 14:36

mirek
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adham_selim wrote on Wed, 04 August 2021 13:11

I need to build a .exe for linux but im using U++ on windows. Is there a way to do this or will I have to install linux?

You have to install linux (in VM perhaps).

Also be warned, things are more complicated, there is nothing like ".exe for Linux". Best you can do is ".exe" for specific linux distribution, like Ubuntu 2021.4 (that is also why U++ ide recompiles on installation).

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Re: Linux Executable [message #57398 is a reply to message #57397]

Wed, 04 August 2021 20:08

Zbych
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mirek wrote on Wed, 04 August 2021 14:36

Best you can do is ".exe" for specific linux distribution

I haven't tried it myself, but AppImage looks like solution of this problem: https://appimage.org/

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Re: Linux Executable [message #57401 is a reply to message #57396]

Thu, 05 August 2021 03:58

Novo
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Registered: December 2006

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adham_selim wrote on Wed, 04 August 2021 07:11

I need to build a .exe for linux but im using U++ on windows. Is there a way to do this or will I have to install linux?

Try to check what Docker can do for you.
Docker is based on Linux containers (lightweight version of VM).
Advantage - you do not need to install Linux. Docker will automatically download a preinstalled image for you.
Disadvantage - you will need to learn how to use Docker.
There are images with preinstalled Clang or GCC.
You'll just need to create an image with U++, which is using umk as a build tool.

Regards,
Novo

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Re: Linux Executable [message #57402 is a reply to message #57401]

Thu, 05 August 2021 09:36

mirek
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Novo wrote on Thu, 05 August 2021 03:58

adham_selim wrote on Wed, 04 August 2021 07:11
I need to build a .exe for linux but im using U++ on windows. Is there a way to do this or will I have to install linux?

Try to check what Docker can do for you.
Docker is based on Linux containers (lightweight version of VM).
Advantage - you do not need to install Linux. Docker will automatically download a preinstalled image for you.
Disadvantage - you will need to learn how to use Docker.
There are images with preinstalled Clang or GCC.
You'll just need to create an image with U++, which is using umk as a build tool.

Guys, why I appreciate your suggestions, this is Newbie corner...

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Re: Linux Executable [message #57422 is a reply to message #57402]

Fri, 06 August 2021 01:28

Novo
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Registered: December 2006

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mirek wrote on Thu, 05 August 2021 03:36

Novo wrote on Thu, 05 August 2021 03:58
adham_selim wrote on Wed, 04 August 2021 07:11
I need to build a .exe for linux but im using U++ on windows. Is there a way to do this or will I have to install linux?

Try to check what Docker can do for you.
Docker is based on Linux containers (lightweight version of VM).
Advantage - you do not need to install Linux. Docker will automatically download a preinstalled image for you.
Disadvantage - you will need to learn how to use Docker.
There are images with preinstalled Clang or GCC.
You'll just need to create an image with U++, which is using umk as a build tool.

Guys, why I appreciate your suggestions, this is Newbie corner...

What's wrong with Docker? It is the same VM, but instead of installing packages manually you do this via a script (a Dockerfile).
Nobody uses VMs directly these days. A worst case scenario is a container. But Docker is even easier than that, although it is better suited for server apps.

Regards,
Novo

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