title: How can I compile binary?
body: <p>I'm a .net developer by heart and usually write web applications.  However I've been given the binary of a small project and I need to compile it (I think).</p>
  
  <p>It is only two files:  mfile.h and mfile.cpp.  From looking at the code the .h file is a header file that contains constants and the cpp file is the actual codefile.</p>
  
  <p>I created a new C++ makefile project in Visual Studio Pro 2008 and added these but when I try to build it just says Error   1   Error result -1 returned from ''.   Project mfile</p>
  
  <p>I honestly have never worked with this type of code before but I want to compile this and start learning.  What exactly am I missing?</p>