Questions tagged [cross-platform]
Cross-platform applications have the ability to be compiled (and then run) on multiple operating systems, usually with little-to-no changes in the code. This is accomplished through various checks in the code itself, or more commonly by the use of a cross-platform development library.
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How to make windows .exe executables in Linux [No Duplicate- Extended Version] [closed]
Let me describe what I want to do. I want to make a software/application that I can run on both Linux and Windows. It could be any language for example: cpp,java,python.I need to know what is the ...
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Is there a general purpose scripting language that I can expect to find on (almost) all Windows installations?
I'm deciding on the programming language I want to use for a simple script that will make a HTTP request checking for avaliable updates, download the update if avaliable and execute a program. On ...
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Cross-platform dockerized `rootfs` builder very slow without `-privileged`
I am trying to build an Orange Pi 5 (aarch64) image on my x86 machine with Gentoo.
For that, I created a Dockerfile of Ubuntu 22.04 docker image to run the image build script provided.
What I noticed ...
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Building 8051 application under DOS
I'm trying to rebuild some 8051 code from 25 years ago and the documentation is a bit sketchy. It is all MS-DOS based and I'm running it from the Command Prompt on a Windows XP machine.
I've managed ...
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How can I download a python package with dependencies for a specific python version of an offline cross-platform?
I have an online Windows PC with Python 3.10.10 and pip 23.0.1. I want to download a python package and its dependencies for an offline computer that has a 64-bit Linux and Python 3.6.8. I tried:
pip ...
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prepairing an raw disk image to be readable/mountable crossplatform
Does anyone know of an easy way to prepare a raw disk image to be accessible across platforms?
Sometimes I do data transfers for people and there are times when I just want to supply an image of the ...
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How to enable "Safe Sleep" mode on a Windows PC
Mac computers, running MacOS, offer a feature which Apple calls "safe sleep":
"Every time the Mac goes to sleep, the current state of the computer is saved to the drive, including all ...
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How to cross-compile REDIS for ppc_85xxDP?
When I try to compile redis source code for ppc_85xxDP , I'm getting the following errors.
Can someone help me in solving this error ?
export TNAME=ppx_85xxDP
export ARCH=powerpc
export ...
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test for operating system in .ssh/config
I have a remote server where authentifaction takes long time. Therefore I want to keep the connection open with ControlMaster.
However, ControlMaster does not work on Windows.
I want to use the same ....
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How to get user details from another domain
Currently i am in Domain-A and i am trying to get user id details from another domain(domain-B) with below command.
net user user-id /domain
The request will be processed at a domain controller for ...
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Is there a cross-platform method of packaging many icons into one file?
I'm trying to find a method of packaging/archiving many .ico icon files (or another cross-platform equivalent) for use with a program for its multiple file type associations.
On windows, I could ...
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Trying to use Steam or SteamCMD to download Linux version of game on Windows
I'm aware that SteamCMD is probably geared towards people that run game servers but I thought I would try using it as a more practical way to back up the linux versions of my games without the hassle (...
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git: automatic sync to remote for non-tech-savvies with GUI
Is there an easy GUI application for non-tech-savvies that enables automatic (i.e. on copy/create/delete file) syncing to a git remote. It should be actively maintained, preferably cross-platform ...
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Can g++ compilers be used to build linux software on macos?
On windows I am able to develop for linux using WSL2. I ususally use CLion which allows me to switch between msvc and g++ with a flip of a switch. Is it possible to do the same thing on Mac? If so, ...
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How to type on keyboard attached to Windows PC and send keypresses to Linux PC?
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I want to use a special keyboard that only works on a Windows PC (due to drivers). I do all my work on an Ubuntu machine.
The Windows machine and the Linux machine are side by side. They are ...
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