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Error message when VS 2015 build tools exist but not the SDK needs to be better #41151

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brson opened this issue Apr 8, 2017 · 0 comments
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Error message when VS 2015 build tools exist but not the SDK needs to be better #41151

brson opened this issue Apr 8, 2017 · 0 comments
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A-diagnostics Area: Messages for errors, warnings, and lints C-enhancement Category: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one. E-help-wanted Call for participation: Help is requested to fix this issue. O-windows-msvc Toolchain: MSVC, Operating system: Windows T-compiler Relevant to the compiler team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.

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brson commented Apr 8, 2017 •
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Today on Widows we tell users to install the MSVC 2015 build tools and the Windows SDK. If they install the build tools but not the Windows SDK they just get a mysterious linker error. It would be preferable to detect this situation and print a purpose-specific error.
@brson brson added E-help-wanted Call for participation: Help is requested to fix this issue. O-windows-msvc Toolchain: MSVC, Operating system: Windows C-enhancement Category: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one. labels Apr 8, 2017
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@estebank estebank added the A-diagnostics Area: Messages for errors, warnings, and lints label Aug 10, 2018
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@crlf0710 crlf0710 added the T-compiler Relevant to the compiler team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue. label Jun 11, 2020
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