The Windows compilers are more capable than old 90s compilers. But random source code written for Linux is a lot more compatible as-is with AIX, HP-UX, IRIX and others than with Windows.
Windows doesn't have forks (needs emulation via threads), second class support for things like symlinks, and isn't POSIX compatible (yes, I know you can get that as a separate install).
Porting a Linux program to Windows is like porting it to Novell, or some random mainfram OS. Not another OS in the Unix family.
Windows doesn't have forks (needs emulation via threads), second class support for things like symlinks, and isn't POSIX compatible (yes, I know you can get that as a separate install).
Porting a Linux program to Windows is like porting it to Novell, or some random mainfram OS. Not another OS in the Unix family.