Compiling C-code from the Command Prompt in Windows?
I want to compile C code from the Command Prompt in Windows. I have added the environment variable to the PATH and I can compile .cs files with: csc app.cs That's OK, but how do I compile app.c? You do this: cl app.c Here's a complete transcript, including setting up the environment for Visual Studio 2005 (change "8" to "9.0" for Visual Studio 2008). C:\src\tests>"\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\vc\bin\vcvars32.bat" Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 x86 tools. C:\src\tests>type app.c #include <stdio.h> int main(void) { printf("Hello world!\n"); return 0;