Include header path change from Windows to Linux

Question

I\'m porting an application written in C++ from Windows to Linux. I have a problem with the header files path. Windows uses \\ and Linux uses /. I

Answer 1

Always use forward slashes in #include directives. Some operating systems / compilers require it, and Windows / Visual Studio is smart enough to handle it correctly.

Since your starting with Windows code, I'm assuming that you have Visual Studio. Use the find and replace dialog and create a regular expression that will do the substitution for you. Run the find and replace on all files.

For example, use something like this:

#include:b+<{[^\\\>]}\\

for your search expression and

#include <\1

for the replace expression (warning: untested). Run this on all files until no replacements are made. Then switch the angled brackets to quotes and repeat.