Subj : Re: Newbie-are C++ Programs Portable?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : maeder@glue.ch (Thomas Maeder [TeamB])
Date : Mon Sep 15 2003 09:18 pm

"Jim" <jschm111@cs.com> writes:

> If I write and compile a C++ program on my WinTel  Computer, can I write an
> executable file on a CD that someone else on a WinTel computer can then run,
> without having to dowload any extra software?

That depends on the program. What kind of program do you think of?

In principle, if you didn't have to download any third-party components,
your users shouldn't need to, either.

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