I’m looking to create an application (preferably C++) that would let me compile an executable with small modifications in the source code (These options would be presented to the user in a console window) such as string data modifications. An example would be I run the application A which prompts me for a string value and I enter Y and then application B is created with a string value that would of been modified to Y.
The reason behind this that I need to produce files through a builder that can be easily distributed without configuration files and such.
I’m just wondering, how can I do it?
Usually, you don’t need such an application. Use configuration files, data files or anything else to make sure your actual program can adapt without recompiling, but with changing its input data.
Example: application A prompts you for string value, you enter Y, it saves Y to a config file and then launches application B which reads that Y from the config file.
The only case I could imagine when you would actually want to do what you describe, is when a user would supply source/machine code you’ll need to execute. But then again, that’s why we have embedded scripting langauges and conception of plugins.