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Title: About making Code::Blocks portable
Post by: f2099 on February 04, 2012, 07:50:46 pm

   Hi, I use the Windows XP OS, and I would like to know the following: if I create a portable version of CB on my USB device (as shown in CB's manual) and insert it in a Ubuntu OS, is it likely to run there, even though I made the installation through the Windows XP OS? Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: About making Code::Blocks portable
Post by: oBFusCATed on February 04, 2012, 07:56:18 pm

In general, no it won't run, the executable format is different, the runtime libraries are different and so on.
You can try with wine, but this is not how it is supposed to work and I doubt it will be reliable.

Title: Re: About making Code::Blocks portable
Post by: f2099 on February 04, 2012, 07:57:58 pm

Ok, thanks!

Title: Re: About making Code::Blocks portable
Post by: Alpha on February 04, 2012, 10:10:36 pm

Keep in mind also that (I am fairly certain) Ubuntu does not allow any program (native or not) to be run from an external device (due to security reasons).

Title: Re: About making Code::Blocks portable
Post by: f2099 on February 05, 2012, 03:38:34 am

   I didn't know about that possibility...thank you!