best solution to run mingW under linux

[iphitus]

What is the best emulator to use to run MinGW in linux

It needs to

--Be easy to install (preferably rpm)

--Only needs to emulate the compiler and associated tools.

--I have a PII300mhz 160mbram, Mandrake 9.0/Win98

 

I want to be able to compile my windows programs as WIndows programs but under linux.

I would like to use an emulator to emulate my compiler (MinGW C/C++) so i don't need to use windows.

 

I need this as i have something called the F3C, the Freefoote foundation classes, a C++ wrapper for the Windows API, similar to MFC. I like it better than MFC.

The F3C is only known to work with MinGW. I will test my programs under Wine, they are pretty simple.

 

Thanks a heap, this is the only thing keeping me to using Windows

 

rcxau

[emh]

I don't know a whole lot about it, but you might be able to compile your Windows program for Linux using Winelib.

 

But to answer your question, Wine would probably be your best bet, but you could also try Codeweaver's Crossover Office:

 

http://www.codeweavers.com

[iphitus]

It doesn't really work with wine.

I want to use something like Bochs, Plex86, DOSemu, PCemu but i don't know which to use or how to set it up.

 

rcxau

[emh]

Ah, okay.

 

Out of that list, I'd suggest Bochs if all you're going to do with it is compile programs for Windows.

 

Bochs is kind of tricky at first, but once you start using it, it's not too hard. It's a little on the slow side, though.