Creating an exe using another exe

[Ricky Koh]

Hi. I wanted to know if it is possible to create an exe by using
another exe created by C++? If it is possible, are there any examples
out there?

[Artie Gold]

Re: Creating an exe using another exe

Ricky Koh wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi. I wanted to know if it is possible to create an exe by using
> another exe created by C++? If it is possible, are there any examples
> out there?[/color]

Sure. All you need is a C++ compiler (and probably linker) written in C++.

Now your question about the C++ *language* is....

Cheers,
--ag

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Artie Gold -- Austin, Texas

[Anchor]

Re: Creating an exe using another exe


I want to know the answer ,too.

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> Hi. I wanted to know if it is possible to create an exe by using
> another exe created by C++? If it is possible, are there any examples
> out there?[/color]

[John Harrison]

[OT] Re: Creating an exe using another exe


"Anchor" <AijinSun@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:bihfrk$v5o $1@mail.cn99.co m...[color=blue]
>
> I want to know the answer ,too.
>
>[color=green]
> > Hi. I wanted to know if it is possible to create an exe by using
> > another exe created by C++? If it is possible, are there any examples
> > out there?[/color]
>[/color]

Executables (or exes) are just files, so of course C++ can create
executables just like any other file. The trick is to know what the format
is for executables files on your system.

A good place to find out about file formats is www.wotsit.org, exe file
format is explained there.

john

[Scott Condit]

Re: [OT] Re: Creating an exe using another exe

Joe Hotchkiss wrote:[color=blue]
> Ricky Koh wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Hi. I wanted to know if it is possible to create an exe by using
>>another exe created by C++? If it is possible, are there any examples
>>out there?[/color]
>
>
> If you can use a compiler from the command line, you can do this at run-time
> with a call to system() or one of the spawn...() functions, or perhaps
> fork()/exec...().
> None of these are standard C++ though.[/color]

system() is, although of course exactly what it does (when called with
a non-null pointer) isn't defined by the standard.

S