Re: Is C portable from PC to UNIX


emmitsuks wrote:
> Can I compile C source in an PC editor like Miracle, build it, and then
> take that .exe over to Unix and run it there?
>

If you use a cross-compiler and build for the target machine, then yes.
However, an executable built *for* Windows on x86 will not run
natively on Unix, especially if that Unix is running on different
hardware (PPC, MIPS, PA-RISC, Sparc, etc.).

>
> Is there a preferred group for beginners such as myself to join?

If your questions are about the C *language*, then this is as good a
group as any (just have some asbestos underwear handy).

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