Under Windows, when we want to do the "Hit any key to continue...", we can just enter the getch() function from the conio.h library.
Obviously this is not portable to unix. (is it curses.h we need for unix???)
Is there a way to make this portable across all platforms??
How many times does a FAQ have to say there is no portable solution before you accept it and move on?
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I remember seeing something similar a while ago where somone was using something like (excuse my attempt)
#define __linux__
#define __windows__
#if defined __linux__
etc...
would it not be possible to use something like this, or some other way of checking the OS, and instructing the compiler to choose the correct code???
Just a thought.
That is only at compile time. At run time, it will only allow the system it was run on (if it uses non-portable code).
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Just use this:
system("pause");
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^ since when did 'pause' work on Linux?
you could just try using cin.get() in place of getch()...
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Even if it uses fully portable code, it will still only run on the type of system it was compiled on. A program compiled to run on windows will not run on linux anyway, regardless of how portable the code is.Originally posted by Lurker
That is only at compile time. At run time, it will only allow the system it was run on (if it uses non-portable code).
So compile-time decisions like that will work.
Last edited by nickname_changed; 01-08-2004 at 06:05 PM.
