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    Port Windows project to Mac

    Hi guys,

    I have a C++ project in VS2017 for Windows and am curious how hard it would be to transfer this to a Mac.
    Is this as simple as installing VS2017 on a Mac and importing the same project?
    I currently don't have access to a Mac, so unfortunately I can't just test this for myself at the moment.
    I would just like to estimate how much time and effort I should spend on this.

    Thank you in advance!

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    Re: Port Windows project to Mac

    If you use any OS specific API's, libraries etc then probably not. If the c++ project just uses 'standard' c++ and 'x-platform' libraries that are available for the Mac then I guess it probably should - although I should say that I have never used VS with a Mac.
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    Re: Port Windows project to Mac

    Quote Originally Posted by 2kaud View Post
    If you use any OS specific API's, libraries etc then probably not. If the c++ project just uses 'standard' c++ and 'x-platform' libraries that are available for the Mac then I guess it probably should - although I should say that I have never used VS with a Mac.
    No, it's all just standard c++, which is why I'm curious if this can simply be exported to the Mac version of Visual Studio C++. Figuring this out would involve the purchase of a Mac, so I'm rather interested to know if anyone can just confirm to me that this is even possible.

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