Question : Compiling and producing an exe

Hi guys hope you can help.

Im a total newbie to this, so please bear with me.

I have a file with a .c extension.

Let's say it is called

tobeexe.c

I want to turn this .c file into an executable to run on a windows machine.

I think i have to use a compiler like...

gcc -o tobeexe tobeexe.c

I ran this on a linux box and this makes a file called tobeexe

Can I do this guys, and what other steps do I need to do in order to produce an exe file to run this on a windows machine?

Thank you.

Answer : Compiling and producing an exe

You have to get a Windows compiler (with IDE preferably). Popular ones are either Visual C++, or Dev-C++.

The latter can be downloaded from :

        http://bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

(it is based on the Mingw port of the gcc compiler).


Once you've chosen a compiler, you can simply create a source .c file and then compile it. A .exe file will be created which you can then execute.