Question: Attempting to do something very simple - compile basic win 32 c programs through windows cmd. This is something I should be able to do myself, but I am just so stuck here..

I keep stumbling into weird problems, vague errors. I dunno whether I should go into details. 
Using tcc ( tiny c compiler)

1. One simple hellowin.c example from a book required winmm.lib. How do I import it ? can someone give me the exact command for gcc/tcc /any command line compiler for windows(except cygwin) ? I did try various options after reading help , but it kept giving me a can't find stupid error.
2. a sample from platform sdk that I tried to compile gave a - winnt.h "( expected" error. this after a #define \_M\_IX86 . what it means ?
3. any general guide for compiling c programs for windows(win32 api) through command line ? . explaining what all should be #defined ..etc..

I have googled a lot but most of the c compiling guidelines for win32 programs focus on vb .I wanna do it manually , on the command line. 

Thanks

Answer: 
Download the Windows PlatformSDK and it comes with its own command line compiler. It creates a shortcut Start->Programs->... to open a command prompt for either 32bit or 64bit. Select the 32bit variant and you get a fully initialized command prompt with compiler in your PATH and all INCLUDE, LIB and LIBPATH set.

cmd> cl hello.c

This should give you hello.exe. For more help on compiler "cl /?", for linker "link /?"
You can try gcc from [equation.com](http://www.equation.com/). It's a mingw wrapped compiler, but you don't have to worry about mingw: just download, install and use. There's no IDE either.

The download page is at [<http://www.equation.com/servlet/equation.cmd?fa=fortran>](http://www.equation.com/servlet/equation.cmd?fa=fortran).