title: How to obtain Microsoft Message Compiler (mc.exe)?
body: <p>I'm building a project with g++ whose build system requires invoking <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa385638(v=vs.85).aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">mc.exe</a> as a step.</p>
  
  <p>What's the simplest way to obtain this little standalone utility -- preferably without having to install gigabytes worth of other stuff I don't need? (the smallest Windows SDK option seems to be about 1.5 GB)</p>
  
  <p>I'm on a Windows 10 Home system that has never had any Windows SDK, nor MSVC installed, and I have checked in the usual locations that it is not installed already (<code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\</code> and <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\</code> do not contain it). </p>