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228 points Retro_Dev | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 04:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.822s | source

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90s_dev ◴[04 Jul 25 14:33 UTC] No.44464923[source]▶

I don't mind breaking changes if I can fix them within a day.

What bothers me with C/C++ is how difficult it is to cross compile a simple Windows + SDL app from inside WSL without MSVC installed.

I've spent weeks on this.

If Zig saves me from that nightmare, and still lets me use C++ libraries, I will gladly switch over to it.

1. pjmlp ◴[05 Jul 25 12:10 UTC] No.44472217[source]▶

I have been doing cross compiling stuff since the Symbian glorious days.

Some people really love to make their life harder, as in your example, targeting Windows from inside WSL, instead Windows proper.

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