Hello, I am new to linux and have to write program in C++ that executes on an ENS Linux machine. At this point I am wondering do I need to write the program in a particular version of Linux(Red Hat, Fedora Core, ....)to insure that it runs on this particular machine. I will greatly appreciate any advice!!
It depends on how deeply you want to dive into OS-dependant functions. For relatively plain-vanilla C++, you can write it anywhere and compile it just fine elsewhere.
C++ program for a ENS Linux Machine 