C++ and POSIX functions

[dawwin]

Is this ok to use linux/unix API functions in c++ programs? Are there any problems with that?

[WRDN]

Theres no problem with it. However, if you want to create a cross platform application, then you should safe guard platform independant functions and headers using "#ifdef".

For Linux systems:



#ifdef __linux__
// Linux specific code
#endif


For Windows:



#ifdef _WIN32
// Windows code
#endif