Cross-platform applications have the ability to be compiled (and then run) on multiple operating systems, usually with little-to-no changes in the code. This is accomplished through various checks in the code itself, or more commonly by the use of a cross-platform development library.
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Cross-platform usable filesystem with large file support
What is the best filesystem to use cross-platform (Linux, Windows, OS X) which supports disk sizes of at least 2TB and file sizes >4GB?
I'm planning to use it on a USB drive on different computers.
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Under what login/boot conditions can Chrome Remote Desktop access a computer? Does this differ by OS?
If I set up a host computer for permanent remote access via Chrome Remote Desktop, when is it accessible?
Specifically:
Is it accessible when it has been locally logged into only by a ...
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Is there a cross OS (win/mac) scripting languagee? [closed]
I use Autohotkey for all my Windows scripting, but would like to use something that could apply to a Mac as well. Without having to write it in multiple languages. And having it compatible with ...
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How to lock a folder forever even if OS has been changed?
I need to use a folder lock software to protect my private folders. But there is a main problem with most of them.
Imagine I installed one of them on my sytsem that runs Windows 7. Everything is ok up ...
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How to use over 4GB files on USB stick and retain compatibility between operating systems?
I overcame this 4GB file problem by formatting my USB stick to NTFS. But Linux or other OS's or devices doesn't support this format.
Is it possible to have a program inside my USB stick, which would ...
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make: i686-linux-gcc: Command not found
I am using Ubuntu-11.10 amd64 and trying to cross-compile a linux-2.6.38.8 kernel for a 32-bit target.I tried
make CROSS_COMPILE=i686-linux- ARCH=i386
But I got error
make: i686-linux-gcc: ...
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Equivalents for .bat files for starting a jar file
Which are the .bat file alternatives for Linux, MacOSX and other operating systems for starting a jar file for example or another program (.exe, .app ...) with a click on this .bat / ... file?
I just ...
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How can I sync my progress on ebooks, specifically pdfs across computers? [duplicate]
I have ebooks in mobi, epub and pdf formats. For the epubs I have been using booki.sh, but I am at a lost for syncing my progress on pdf files between my windows and linux dual boot and my android ...
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“sync” content via filename
Okay, well I've uploaded 5 gigs of images to Dropbox, and those are directly off the camera.
In another country, my friend with rubbish internet (whom retrieved a CD containing the images) copied ...
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Unicode (non-ascii) filename interoperability between linux and windows
I have this problem, and I'm not really sure where the issue is on client or on server or both. I'll appreciate any help diagnosing and resolving this.
I have remote linux box running debian, that I ...
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How to make edits in Windows to files on a linux server?
I have an SMB connection to an Ubuntu Server 12.10 host that has shell scripts and config files I want to edit with a Windows 7 client using Notepad++. I am able to open the files and make changes, ...
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cross-platform Recipe organizer? [closed]
Could someone recommend me recipe organizer software which is cross-platform?
If there is a system of managing recipes which is not based on a dedicated software, that would also be great to know of.
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Convert Linux symlinks to Windows symlinks
I've noticed that Linux symlinks don't work in Windows, and vice-versa. Is there any way to convert Linux symlinks to Windows symlinks? Specifically, I want to convert relative Linux symlinks to ...
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What's a cross-platform solution for tagging files on a USB drive?
I'd like to add custom search tags for Spotlight, Windows Search, and Linux Beagle, all on the same NTFS-formatted USB drive. What's the closest software solution to this?
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Archive / compression formats or tools which support multiple file forks or streams?
Lately I've become interested in the ability of several filesystems including Apple's HFS+ and Microsoft's NTFS which support two or more data streams.
In Mac terminology these were most widely ...
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Read/write cross-platform disk image
I have a read-writable .sparseimage on a Mac; I'd like to start using the contents on a Linux machine as well. Is there a cross-platform read-write disk image container I can use? (The contained ...
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Encryption of external HDD — accessible from windows without installation
I would like to use encryption on my external HDD but I would like to be able to access the encrypted data from Windows as well. As suggested in other questions, TrueCrypt is one option here, or I am ...
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Run Windows on Mac but share identical project between both OS's
I'm working on a cross platform project that requires compilation from both windows and Mac OSX.
Its an Adobe AIR captive runtime desktop application.
My dev is mostly on Mac, but I need to compile ...
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Is it possible to use Sky Drive with linux?
I'm a long-time Dropbox user, and I'd like to experiment with Sky Drive. I have two Windows 8 computers and one Ubuntu computer that I use on a regular basis. If I can't use Sky Drive on all of them, ...
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Best Linux Distro for C++ Programming? (Cross-Platform) [closed]
I was wondering what's the best linux distro for me.
I am a c++ programmer who creates software and games. I would need to target both platforms (Unix and Windows) and I would need it to be fast. I ...
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Are PostgreSQL's database files binary compatible between Windows, Linux and Mac OS X?
Assuming 64-bit OS editions on each and only one copy of PostgreSQL running at a time, can I host my PostgreSQL database files in Dropbox and expect binary compatibility on all three platforms?
I've ...
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Disable “press 'esc' to exit full screen” in flash videos
This is not a duplicate of this question
I watch videos on YouTube, Netflix, etc. Whenever I enter full-screen mode, I get the annoying "You've entered full screen mode. Press 'esc' to exit full ...
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Platform independent SSH client? [closed]
I am looking for an ssh client that can run from a windows terminal (cmd.exe) or a bash shell with no difference. That means that cygwin would not work (not the original cmd.exe process). This client ...
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Portable Notetaking with Wacom tablet
Wondering if anybody knows of a portable app which is compatible with a wacom tablet? Windows or Mac program suggestions would be fine, cross platform would be epic. I know Evernote and Onenote are ...
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Rich text editor cross-platform
I'm about to write a thesis and I need to work on it on various devices: a MacBook Pro, a laptop with Windows 7 and an iPad. The problem is to find a way to keep in sync everything. I though of many ...
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Cross-platform file synchronisation methods
Within a cross operating system network containing different versions of Windows Clients (Win98, NT, Windows 7) and a Linux file server I would like to sync folders.
There are two limitations:
1) ...
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Running android apps on a linux PC
How can I run android apps, i.e. from the android marketplace on a linux PC? Does there exist any easy-to-use android emulator or virtual machine environment?
FWIW, I'm running arch linux and ...
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Run .ipa file on cross platform? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
iPad Simulator (install ipa on pc)
My platforms are Linux and Windows.
Now I have a software whose extension is .ipa
I am looking for a way to run this file either on ...
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Simple lightweight cross-platform database [closed]
I'm looking for a really simple to use lightweight database. Ideally something open-source that stores data in a (semi-) human-readable format, in case the software isn't working.
Something ...
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Create .zip's on OS X without the “extra” MacOS files (like .DS_Store, MACOSX folder, etc) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Compressing folders on a mac, without the .DS_Store
OS X includes undesired, "extra" files when creating .zip's of folders that look poor in Windows & Linux. How to ...
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Live Video Stream for Test
Are there any publicly available free live video streams which could be used for testing purposes? I would like to test my client against real server.
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Generating and collaborating on network map diagrams?
I have to turn out some network topology maps for very large networks. I'd like the format for the maps to be something other people can also edit and contribute to regardless of what software I'm ...
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portable cross-platform WebDAV Client
I am looking for a portable application that will allow me to do this:
Browse a WebDAV share and open a file.
Edit the file locally.
Save the file, and automatically propagate the change to WebDAV.
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Is a .vdi file for VirtualBox Cross-Platform?
I have a .vdi file on a Windows 64 bit.
Can I use the same .vdi file on a different machine like a Linux 32-bit, without problem?
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`^M` in many lines in source code files. How can I remove them?
Someone recently sent me a couple of .cpp source code files. On opening the files with GNU Emacs or GVIM, I found them to have a weird character ^M near the ending of every line.
Here is a ...
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Undefined reference to _aacplusEncOpen
Following is the copy of my config.log file->
http://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=UyTBTTZv
Following is copy of configure file->
http://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=2c15zppN
Additionally: As of now ...
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Cross Platform shortcuts
I have a bunch of notes stored in plain text files about various topics I'm interested in. I organize them in a hierarchy of directories and use Windows shortcuts when a file could fit in more than ...
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Most compatible video/audio format for Mac+PC (including legacy machines)?
We're a small non-profit and we're authoring some data DVDs with some instructional videos on them (mostly Powerpoint and video screen captures).
Some of our users may be computer novices, others may ...
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Cross-platform Mercurial settings
I have project files in Dropbox, VC-ed with Mercurial. This way I can work on the same code in Windows at work and in Linux at home. The central repository is on our institute Samba file server, which ...
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Running Market Android apps on the simulator
(Related to, but not the same as this).
I used to be an Android user but switched to an iPhone. There are a few apps that I would like to continue to use, but the idea of carrying around a second ...
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Can Mac OS X be used as a complete subtitute for Ubuntu?
I'm considering buying a MacBook Pro, and though I know that I can triple boot it (Mac OS X, Windows, Ubuntu), I really do not want to give up the ease-of-use of OS X for which Mac is so famous for. ...
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Open-source cross-platform (or MacOSX) tracking software
I'm searching for some software (or some simple scripts or even only code snippets) which:
is Open Source
runs in the background
collects some information
most importantly location information ...
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Standardizing Font Rendering Across Mac, Linux, and Windows
Is there any practical solution for standardizing the display of fonts across Mac, Linux, and Windows platforms? I work in a small office that uses Windows, Mac, and Linux. We mostly use Openoffice, ...
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what's the downside to leaving ascii files with LF line endings in Windows
I'm collaborating on a Git project that has developers on OSX, Linux and Windows. I've set my autocrlf setting to auto which means that it converts the line endings to CRLF as it pulls them down to ...
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Cross platform Hard Disk encryption?
I would like to encrypt my hard drive so that it requires a password to access it. However features like BitLocker in Windows will only work under Windows, and cannot be accessed from another OS such ...
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Cross-platform implementation of GNU tools? (Preferably Java)
I'd like to have GNU tools available on multiple platforms, behaving the same.
I know there are ports, like http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/, but they are different from what's supported by the linux ...
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Free, open source, cross-platform alternative to Skype [closed]
What free, open source, cross-platform alternatives to Skype are there that also don't contain banner ads (although a reminder for donations at shutdown would be acceptable)? Connecting to real ...
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Reliable, free 2D dimensional drawing tool
So far the CAD programs I have checked don't seem to support what I am looking for - but I'd be happy to be shown wrong :)
I want to be able to create dimensioned, scalable 2D drawings - specifically ...
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Is there software that will organize files and folders?
I'm looking to organize my files and folders and was wondering if there was a software that fits some of these criterion:
Scans specified folders, and pulls them up so that I can easily identify ...
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