There are command line tools&#x2F;minimal libraries that allow you to compile C&#x2F;C++ provided in the depths of Microsoft&#x27;s webs that can&#x2F;will let you do this without a full on VS install. Typically good for setting up a build server&#x2F;etc.<p>If I wasn&#x27;t on a spotty network ATM I&#x27;d dig through my old blog posts to find where I wrote about it. In general though, if you can get a free version of one of the VS flavors, you&#x27;ll save a lot of hassle just installing that.