title: Install protoc without maven (win7, java)
body: <p>I tried installing protoc on windows without maven (I can't download maven due to org firewall issues).<br/>
  I have my <code>protoc.exe</code> in the <code>..\src</code> (not in <code>java\src</code> as many do) folder as mentioned in the readme. </p>
  
  <p>When I give <code>protoc --version</code> in the command prompt, I get <code>libprotoc 2.6.0</code>. That's fine. <br/>
  But when I give <code>protoc --java_out=src/main/java -I../src/google/protobuf/descriptor.proto</code>, I get <code>missing input file</code> all the time &amp; I can't proceed further.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried giving the entire path where my <code>descriptor.proto</code> lies, tried changing <code>-I</code> to <code>-IPATH</code>, tried using <code>--proto_path</code> but I still get the same <code>Missing input file</code> error.</p>
  
  <p>Can someone help me out on this?</p>