Thread: syntax

What are the major differences of the linux syntax in comparision to windows syntax while programming?

In Java, and Perl, very little.

In C, maybe nothing, maybe a lot, it depends on what you're trying to do. By an large the differences come when you use libraries that are unique to a certain operating system.

If you gave me a better idea of what you're trying to do, I can give you a more definite answer,

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My situation is this: I have a c program that determines the free disk space on a drive. Within this code, I need to add a function that is called before the rest of the code executes to determine whether or not I am in a windows environment or in a linux environment. I also have code for the unix side, "statvfs" that determines the disk space.

> to determine whether or not I am in a windows environment or in a linux environment.
No such function exists

You need to compile the code with conditional compilation directives, like so

Code:

#ifdef LINUX
space = statvfs();
#elif WINDOWS
space = GetDiskFreeSpace();  // or whatever
#else
#error Not LINUX or WINDOWS
#endif

Then you compile it for LINUX using
gcc -DLINUX prog.c

and for windows
cl -DWINDOWS prog.c

Thanks for the advice. That is what I have been needing!