How to make a program compiled in Linux executable in Windows?

[nmr]

Hello,

I am currently developing a program in linux using the qt 3 toolkit. I want to eventually be able to create an executable file of this program for a windows environment. How would I go about doing this?

Thank you,
Natalie Rabinovich

[davmt]

I think you need a cross-compiler such as MINGW so you can compile Win32 applications on your Linux IDE.

[nmr]

Do I need a cross-compiler if I just want to execute on windows? I am doing all the developing in linux.

Thank you

[davmt]

Well, personally I have never tried it, but if you use this compiler to compile your project it (and you can compile using your Linux IDE using the MinGW compiler) will supposedly create a Win32 executable so you can run your project on Windows. However it would be better if somebody with actual experience could elaborate on this.