How can i make a stand-alone executable
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i am fairly new to programming, but when a make a program or a computer game, i would like to distribute it to my friends. in order to do this i would need to create a stand-alone executable. how do i go about doing this. (step by step instructions would help. thank you very much!
When you compile your code, you creat the stand-alone executable you seek.
C++ is not an interpreted language (like QBasic was), so you can not run your program WITHOUT creating a stand-alone executable.
Wayne
In your project folder you will find a <projectname>.exe file. That is your standalone executable. You always had one - that was what you have been running from the IDE all this time. Running from teh IDE was never obligatory.
Before distribution you will probably want to re-build with debugging switched off and 'stripping' switched on, and possibly some optimization level.
Clifford
Thank you very much, you have both been very helpful
:)