Command line compiler

Hi all,

I'm a GNU/Linux developer trying to get comfortable with developing on the
Microsoft platform. At work I have Visual Studio 2003 version 7.1.3088.

I would like to use a command line compiler, my own Makefile, and my own
editor to develop software. I would like to forego the IDE completely.

I've read that there's a command line VC++ compiler called cl.exe, and even
found it sitting on my hard drive:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\cl.exe

However, when I try to run the command line compiler (just typed "cl.exe"), I
get a pop-up window with the error message:

This application has failed to start because mspdb71.dll was not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

I did a quick search and can't find that dll.

Can someone post simple instructions on how I can get up and running with the
command line version of a visual C++ compiler?

Thanks,
Pete
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