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Can Docker help build executable that work in different platform

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I am new to docker and so my question could be very naive/stupid. The application that we use presently need to be compiled in different platform to make it work in desired platform i.e Linux and Window mainly. So we need to compile source code(C/C++) in different platform and give different executable to customer as per their OS . My question is 1. Is it possible with docker that i have one executable which work in all platform ? i.e i compile my source code in one platform e.g in Linux and ship executable with docker to run in Window platform

Thanks in advance

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pgh Avatar asked Apr 15 '15 12:04

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You still need to compile source code on different platforms. The point of the docker is to automate building and testing the code on every platform, so that you can just work on the code, and let it build and test on every platform.

You do have to set up the dockers and test scripts and get the code working cross-platform in the first place. But after that is done, you can basically not worry about any other platform unless you actually break it.

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Kenny Ostrom Avatar answered Oct 13 '22 00:10

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