Visual Studio 2022 - how to do Window cross-compiling

Question

Visual Studio Code is able to use my cross-compiler to compile my Linux code on Windows, but Visual Studio 2022 doesn't have this option. I have to connect to a Virtual Machine to compile.

Is is possible to use my cross-compiler I already have installed on my Windows machine?

Answer 1

Hi @Ed Llewellyn , 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

You can use the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). It lets you run a Linux environment directly on Windows without adding a remote connection. 

For more details, please refer to: Walkthrough: Build and debug C++ with WSL 2 and Visual Studio 2022. 

Sincerely,

Anna

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