hello linux, goodbye windows

[linuxboy]

im makin the change from Windows over to Linux in C++ programming. I currently use the DJGPP compiler, and I am wondering if that will work with Linux, or does it come with it. Im getting RedHat Linux 7.
Also, how would I write a GUI Hello World program in Linux. How to program in the X-Window system. Could someone point me towards some tutorials and examples. How different is programming in Windows to programming in Linux? Thanx

 

[mbaranski]

OK, first:

1. g++ comes with RHL 7 (if you install development tools), and is what djgpp emulates, so you're all set.

2. As far as X development, you've got lots of options, but I'd recomment either GTK+ or KDE, both of which you can find plenty of info on with your favorite search engine. RHL also comes with glade, which is a (sort of) ide for GNOME.

Good Luck!

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[StukA]

To expand on the previous answer:
Your best bets for GUI programming in Linux are GTK+ and Qt (Qt is what KDE uses). If you prefer C++, there is a wrapper for GTK+ (which is all C) called GTK--. Both the GTK-- and Qt websites have tutorials for the toolkits. There is, I've discovered recently, an open source toolkit called wxWindows which apparently works with both Windows and GTK+, but I've not had a chance to look at it yet. Good luck!