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Asked: 2026-05-17T23:10:03+00:00

It’s there a way to compile a c/c++ source file to output a .exe

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It’s there a way to compile a c/c++ source file to output a .exe file that can be run on other processors on different computers ?
I am asking this for windows platform.
I know it can be done with java or c# , but it uses virtual machine.

PS: For those who said that it can be done just with virtual machines or the source cod must be compiled on every machine , i am asking if all viruses are written in java or c# and you need a vm machine to be infected or you need to compile source cod of worm on your machine to be infected ? (i am not trying to make a virus, but is a good example 🙂 )

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  1. Editorial Team

    Different computers use different instruction sets, OS system calls, etc., which is why machine code is platform specific. This is why various technologies like byte code, virtual machines, etc., have been developed to allow portable executables. However, generally C/C++ compiles directly to platform-specific machine code.

    So a Windows exe simply won’t run on another platform without some kind of emulation layer.

    However, you can make your C/C++ source code portable. This means all you need to do to make your application run on another platform is to compile it for that platform.

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