Trying to compile this WinURL tool from source on Win 8.1: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/winurl/ (src zip on that page if you want to take a look) The reason is that I want to change the keybinding from Win+W to something else as Win 8.1 takes over Win+W for search and the tool no longer works on Win 8.1
What are my choices for a minimal dev env on Win 8.1? I'm not interested in installing GBs of tools if I can get away with something very simple that just lets me compile the above. Would something like Cygwin gcc or MinGW work or do I need some sort of Visual Studio and if so is there a simple free edition I can use?
If you're looking for a lightweight compiler-only solution, don't look beyond MinGW. You can install it and add its bin folder to the Environment PATH variable.
If you want an IDE too, I would recommend CodeBlocks, or DevC++.
I would recommend CodeBlocks over DevC++ as people report to DevC++ being slow, and also its development cycle is very slow.
These are all free and open source solutions. And lightweight.