How to generate a Windows executable using pyinstaller on Linux?

Question

I'm trying to generate an executable from Linux for Windows using pyinstaller.

pyinstaller --onefile --windowed montecarlo.py

I run this command and get a single executable that works on Linux just fine, but if I try on Windows, it's just a simple file. Why?

Answer 1

I was trying to do this same thing today and ran across this answer. It pointed to the FAQ, which says cross-compiling is not supported. It recommends using Wine.