wxwidgets linux and win

giuseppe500 · Post by **giuseppe500** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:24 pm

Hy.
I'm a c++ developer and i use vs2005.
What is the best choise for create a portable application that use wxwidgets on linux(ubuntu) and win(xp)?
Thebest is start with the right foot , then
What should I know before start?
ad ex :what compiler offer the best integration?
Thanks.

Post by **Auria** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:06 pm

Generally, the best idea is to avoid using any platform-specific code (e.g. WinAPI) or, if you absolutely have to, put them nicely in modules, with #ifdefs. Another good recommendation is to build your program on both platforms regularly and early in the development of the project

bubo · Post by **bubo** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:32 am

Use mingw as your compiler: MINGW is Windows port of linux's GCC - porting between win a linux is much easier

and follow Auria's tips.

Post by **DavidHart** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:57 am

...and consider changing from vs to CodeLite, which you can use both on MSW and Linux (and Mac).

Regards,

David

ilovasz · Post by **ilovasz** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:27 pm

We're using VS on Windows, Code::Blocks on Linux.
CB can import VS project/solution.
Works fine here.

LI

jacmoe · Post by **jacmoe** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:30 pm

Use the best tools on each platform.
I am writing code for both Linux and Windows - and wouldn't dream of using anything other than Visual Studio on Windows. VC is excellent, and so is GCC (on Linux).
But, of course, you can't really go wrong with CodeBlocks or CodeLite.
I just see no reason to - VS has all I need. And it's debugger is excellent.

Just keep in mind: write platform independent code - and try to work on all your platforms at the same time.