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but i don't even have one
Without any source code you can't compile anything and so you can't create an application/executable (EXE).
Compile .exe without a .c file or .gcc
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Hello, so i want to make a .exe program in notepad and i need to compile it. Google says to compile the .c file but i don't even have one. The tag is random cause there was no tag related to this.
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Castorix31 90,681 Reputation points2023-07-19T19:40:50.6666667+00:00 Google says to compile the .c file but i don't even have one.
And what do you have as source code ?
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Minxin Yu 13,501 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2023-07-20T01:23:41.7533333+00:00 What compiler and system are you using?
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John 0 Reputation points
2023-07-20T07:24:42.7233333+00:00 Im still trying to find the compiler and im using Windows 11 Pro 22h2
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Minxin Yu 13,501 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2023-07-20T07:27:53.5633333+00:00 Windows itself does not provide a compiler. You need to install a compiler (MSVC or GCC,G++).
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John 0 Reputation points
2023-07-20T07:28:50.1666667+00:00 I know.
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John 0 Reputation points
2023-07-20T07:29:17.14+00:00 You mispelled compiler too, but its okay.
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Minxin Yu 13,501 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2023-07-24T05:46:05.6433333+00:00 Any update? You can store the code in txt and change the extension name to c.
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Olaf Helper 47,436 Reputation points2023-07-20T07:33:00.57+00:00 -
Minxin Yu 13,501 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2023-08-25T06:06:51.87+00:00 Hi,
You can edit the code in notepad and change the entension to
.cAnd use command such asgcc -o myprogram.exe main.cto generate the exe. Replace
main.cwith your source file.Best regards,
Minxin Yu
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