Determine if Linux or Windows in C++

Question

I am writing a cross-platform compatible function in C++ that creates directories based on input filenames. I need to know if the machine is Linux or windows and use the appropr

Answer 1

By default, Visual Studio #defines _WIN32 in the preprocessor project settings.

So you can use

// _WIN32 = we're in windows
#ifdef _WIN32
// Windows
#else
// Not windows
#endif