Windows GUI apps cross-compiled from Linux or Mac OS X?

Ian Lance Taylor ian@airs.com
Fri Sep 30 05:06:00 GMT 2005


Chase <xanadu@juun.com> writes:

> Is it possible to use GCC to cross-compile a GUI app for Windows (XP
> specifically) from another platform like Linux or Mac OS X or BeOS?
> 
> If so, please either explain in your reply the basic steps required
> to do this or direct me to instructions on how to do so.

Questions like this are better directed to gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org.
Thanks.

Yes, gcc can do this.  You will want to build a cross compiler to the
cygwin or mingw target.  See cygwin.com and mingw.org for more
information.

Ian



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