can MinGW compile for Linux?

[wells_br at yahoo.com]

On 14 Sep., 11:52, rob... at roebling.de (Robert Roebling) wrote:
> wells... at yahoo.com wrote:
> > RR wrote:
> > > > What I would like, is to compile the same source, making
> > > > w32api calls, FOR Linux. Is this impossible?
>
> > > The WINE project aims at doing that for years
>
> > No, it isn't. Wine emulates API calls, but compiles nothing.
>
> Although you elegantly try to combine unfriendliness with
> cluelessness: libWINE lets you use the Windows API under Linux
> (which you asked for) and you can use GCC to *compile* an
> application for it.

Thank you! I knew that one can receive useful answers if one asks
elegantly ;-)