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Is it possible to install c# compiler w/o Visual Studio?

I've just finished Global Game Jam 13 where I served as an artist. I have the files of the game but am at a loss of how to run them. It is all .cs files and folders within folders. How do I make an executable file out of it?

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  • I believe the answers to this question can help you - stackoverflow.com/questions/861384/… Commented Jan 27, 2013 at 16:55
  • Does it have a .csproj or a .csproj.user file? If you could post those we may be able to help. Or even a .sln. Commented Jan 27, 2013 at 16:55
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    @ofstream I'm not sure I understand how pasting a csproj/sln helps Commented Jan 27, 2013 at 17:14
  • No I forgot MSBuild existed. A .sln/.csproj has the locations of all the files. Commented Jan 27, 2013 at 17:19

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Load it up into Visual Studio. This should be the .sln file, if one doesn't exist, there would be a .csproj file.

You can get the free, express edition here - you will need the Windows Desktop edition, most likely.

To build and launch you F5 is the usual keyboard shortcut.

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+1: although you should explain about release mode and where to look for the .exe
@Baboon - Express editions will not have a separate Debug/Release configuration. They are stripped down versions, after all.
It appears it's only once you activated "expert" settings in the express edition oO
@Oded I can tell you I have release configuration on my Express edition.
@Baboon - I was not aware of that option. Thank you for teaching me something today :)
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You could also consider using MONO which is a free software, multi-platform, implementation of C#.

However, in all cases, you'll need to compile your C# source code into CIL bytecode at least.

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-1: you're totally missing the point.
No, he's not. He's merely suggesting another compiler.
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If you just want build it, and there is a .csproj or .sln file, you can use msbuild from the command line:

msbuild proj_file.csproj
msbuild solution_file.sln

MSBuild is located in the .Net framework install folder, which is %WINDIR%/Microsoft .Net/Framework(64)\version\

If there's no csproj or solution files you will have to use the C# compiler directly (csc.exe) - see here.

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