How to identify platform/compiler from preprocessor macros?

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For Mac OS:

#ifdef __APPLE__

For MingW on Windows:

#ifdef __MINGW32__

For Linux:

#ifdef __linux__

For other Windows compilers, check this thread and this for several other compilers and architectures.

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