Question: Is cross-building from one OS to another supported? about ncine HOT 4 CLOSED

Oh, okay. Personally I just wanted to know if it was possible to do so, and any confirmation is good enough for me. I do know someone who did managed to get another codebase cross-compiled from C++ so I think for this project it'll be feasible. I might try at some point but hopefully it isn't too bad

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In the beginning I remember I used to cross compile the framework with MinGW (Linux as a host and Windows as a target). I then moved to a dual boot configuration for my workstation and now I compile and test on MSVC and MSYS2 on Windows.
I think cross compiling with MinGW should still work. I walked away from it as I needed to ensure that MSVC compilation worked and, most importantly, ensure that the binaries actually ran on Windows. 😄

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Just to know. But the binaries you compiled from the Linux host through MinGW-w64 were able to run on the Windows host, right?

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Just to know. But the binaries you compiled from the Linux host through MinGW-w64 were able to run on the Windows host, right?

It was a long time ago, I don't remember the details. 🤔
Anyway, as I needed a Windows installation to test it, I decided to configure a dual boot, install Visual Studio, and build, debug and run on the same system.
If you decide to configure a cross-compile toolchain, let me know if you manage to build and run the framework. 😉

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