Visual Studio 2022 - how to do Window cross-compiling

Ed Llewellyn 0 Reputation points
2023-03-10T21:28:58.1466667+00:00

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?

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  1. AnnaXiu-MSFT 12,616 Reputation points
    2023-03-14T03:33:07.9866667+00:00

    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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