Building a C/C++ Program

You can build projects in Visual C++ in one of two ways:

• Using Visual Studio.

• Using the command line.

In This Section

• Building C++ Projects in Visual Studio
  Discusses using the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) and property pages to build your project.

• Building on the Command Line
  Discusses command-line tools for programmers who prefer to build their applications from the command prompt.

• Building C/C++ Isolated Applications and Side-by-side Assemblies
  Describes the new deployment model for Windows client applications based on the idea of isolated applications and side-by-side assemblies.

• C/C++ Building Reference
  Provides links to an overview of building programs in C++, compiler and linker options, and additional build tools.

Related Sections

• Visual C++
  Provides links to different areas of the Visual Studio and Visual C++ documentation set.

• Visual C++ Reference
  Provides links to topics describing the C and C++ language references, the libraries provided with Visual C++, the Visual C++ Extensibility Object Model, and the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM).

• Visual C++ Samples
  Provides links to sample code showing the capabilities of Visual C++ and the libraries and technologies it supports.