#defines

[Kohinoor24]

Helo,
Iam trying to port my application developed under windows to Linux.

I want to put some codes between #define's.
For Eg:-

Iam giving "WIN32" for windows.What is the equivalent for Linux

Thanks in advance

[stober]

_WIN32 is Microsoft-specific symbol that is defined by the VC6 (and earlier) IDE and used in many of the VC6 header files. Its not a standard C/C++ definition. In Linux you can define anything you want. What I normally do is something like this:

In a header file that is included in all other *.cpp files:
#define _LINUX

Then in the *.cpp file:

#if defined(_WIN32)
// MS Windows stuff
#else if defined(_LINUX)
// linux stuff
#else
// some other operating system
#endif

[Zeeshan]

I wrote this when developing code for both Linux and Windows

#ifdef __linux__

// Linux Code

#endif

And if __linux__ is not define on any plateform then define it myself.

Hope it helps.