The question is a bit specific, so assume the following:
- The program’s C source code does not explicitly use platform-specific functions (it does not explicitly use system calls, for example).
- To interact with the OS, the source code uses the C stdlib.
- The stdlib is not linked at compile time.
- The program was compiled for Linux on a machine running Linux, then moved to another machine running Windows.
- Before executing the program on Windows, the Linux executable is (somehow) converted to a format compatible with Windows.
- Both machines have the same hardware.
- Both machines have a implementation of the C stdlib.
Now for the question(s):
- Given all the assumptions above, can the program execute on Windows? If not, why?
- If there’s an assumption that is incorrect, why is that?