Is there any free, small, fast, thing for compiling C# .net 3.5 console apps on windows?

Question

Is there any free, small, fast, thing for compiling C# .net 3.5 console apps on Windows? I want something to write c# windows consol apps using ffmpeg (using tao framework) on my home eee pc; can anyone help me with it?

Answer 1

Sure, csc.exe

It's the official C# compiler, included with the .net installation, and what Visual Studio uses--but you can easily use it from the command line:

Command-line Building With csc.exe

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Update: another useful tool, which might be more of what you're after (and is still supported/maintained) is LINQPad. It's main purpose is for building LINQ statements, but it's fully capable of executing regular .NET code as well.

Answer 2

You can also use mono, it's a free, small and fast thing. It's open source and can be downloaded from www.mono-project.com

Answer 3

I use this: http://www.sliver.com/dotnet/SnippetCompiler/

Answer 4

I think csc.exe is the first option.

But for ide, debug and edit you can use ShapDevelop. http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sd/