How can I compile and run c program without using visual studio

Question

I am very new to C   I have just run C   Hello World  program using Visual Studio   Can I run or compile a C  program without using Visual Studio   If it is possible  then which compiler should I use   Thanks

User · Answer

I use a batch script to compile and run C#:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc /out:%1 %2

@echo off

if errorlevel 1 (
    pause
    exit
)

start %1 %1

I call it like this:

C:\bin\csc.bat "C:\code\MyProgram.exe" "C:\code\MyProgram.cs"

I also have a shortcut in Notepad++, which you can define by going to Run > Run...:

C:\bin\csc.bat "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)\$(NAME_PART).exe" "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"

I assigned this shortcut to my F5 key for maximum laziness.

User · Answer

If you have  NET v4 installed  so if you have a newer windows or if you apply the windows updates   C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 csc exe somefile cs   or  C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 msbuild exe nomefile sln   or  C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 msbuild exe nomefile csproj   It s highly probable that if you have  NET installed  the  FrameworkDir  variable is set  so    FrameworkDir  v4 0 30319 csc exe       FrameworkDir  v4 0 30319 msbuild exe

User · Answer

There are different ways for this   1 Building C  Applications Using csc exe  While it is true that you might never decide to build a large-scale application using nothing but the C  command-line compiler  it is important to understand the basics of how to compile your code files by hand   2 Building  NET Applications Using Notepad    Another simple text editor I   d like to quickly point out is the freely downloadable Notepad   application  This tool can be obtained from http   notepad-plus sourceforge net  Unlike the primitive Windows Notepad application  Notepad   allows you to author code in a variety of languages and supports  3 Building  NET Applications Using SharpDevelop  As you might agree  authoring C  code with Notepad   is a step in the right direction  compared to Notepad  However  these tools do not provide rich IntelliSense capabilities for C  code  designers for building graphical user interfaces  project templates  or database manipulation utilities  To address such needs  allow me to introduce the next  NET development option  SharpDevelop  also known as   Develop   You can download it from   http   www sharpdevelop com

User · Answer

If you have a project ready and just want to change some code and then build  Check out MSBuild which is located in the Microsoft Net under windows directory  C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 msbuild  quot C  Projects MyProject csproj quot   p Configuration Debug DeployOnBuild True PackageAsSingleFile False outdir C  Projects MyProjects Publish    Please do not edit  leave as a single line      The line above broken up for readability C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 msbuild  quot C  Projects MyProject csproj quot   p Configuration Debug DeployOnBuild True PackageAsSingleFile False  outdir C  Projects MyProjects Publish

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Another option is an interesting open source project called ScriptCS  It uses some crafty techniques to allow you a development experience outside of Visual Studio while still being able to leverage NuGet to manage your dependencies  It s free  very easy to install using Chocolatey  You can check it out here http   scriptcs net    Another cool feature it has is the REPL from the command line  Which allows you to do stuff like this   C   gt  scriptcs scriptcs  ctrl-c or blank to exit    gt  var message    Hello  world     gt  Console WriteLine message   Hello  world   gt    C   gt    You can create C  utility  scripts  which can be anything from small system tasks  to unit tests  to full on Web APIs  In the latest release I believe they re also allowing for hosting the runtime in your own apps   Check out it development on the GitHub page too https   github com scriptcs scriptcs

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