Re: Cross-platform development

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> I'm gonna use linux and extend my cross-platform development knowledge.
> But what's the best C/C++ compiler under Linux ?

C/C++ gcc. Pretty much the only one. There is also lgcc

> Is there any common IDE that runs under both Win and Linux?

For C/C++  Kdevelop
For Pascal/Delphi:  Kylix and Lazarus (lazarus.freepascal.org)

> and how about the Unix? how different are Linux and Unix?

Roughly(politically incorrect, but allas): unix is an OS family, and linux
one of them. 

> is this hard to port codes from Linux to Unix?

Porting to "unix" typically means killing off dependancies
on specific linux and default cpu features.

> and the most important question, what's the best way to write a
> cross-platform C/C++ code? Is this writting in MSVC++ under Win32 and then
> porting it to a Linux/Unix compiler? or any other mthods?

Use gcc on all.
  
> What web-sites provide free tools and applications or compilers for Linux
> and/or Unix? I also need more information online about the systems and
> their open-source...

Pretty much the entire .org domain.


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