How do u run programs from source code?

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Posted by ali92 on Oct-26-2002 19:53:

How do u run programs from source code?

I'm amatuer at this so, I have a question:

If I download the source code from a program, how do I get from there to the actual program running (or at least the EXE file)? Can anyone give me any instructions? Thanks!

Posted by Seventh City on Oct-26-2002 19:58:

i think use a compiler

Posted by ali92 on Oct-26-2002 20:18:

quote:
Originally posted by Seventh City
i think use a compiler

What exactly do u do with it? Which one is the best one?

Posted by KilldaDJ on Oct-26-2002 20:26:

www.microsoft.com
they have the ASM compiler
i think...

Posted by Illusion on Oct-27-2002 12:07:

What compiler you use depends on the language the code is in.
Do you have visual studio?
If yes, chances are you already have a compiler that might do the job.

Posted by trancaholic on Oct-27-2002 13:10:

You really need to supply a lot more info for us to help you: which language is the program written in, for which platform (i686, PowerPc, JavaVM), which OS (Windows, Linux, BeOS, Amiga, MacOS), which third party libraries are needed (should be stated somewhere in the distribution - should) etc.
However, I would say that unless there's a readme file along with the source code telling you how to compile/run it, you will probably have a hard time getting anywhere.