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It just requires the build tools. If you use scoop, that entails to: > run `scoop install vs_2022_cpp_build_tools` (from the "required libraries" link in http

It just requires the build tools. If you use scoop, that entails to: > run `scoop install vs_2022_cpp_build_tools` (from the "required libraries" link in https://crystal-lang.org/install/on_windows/ https://crystal-lang.org/install/on_windows/)

svnpenn 4y ago
That just installs Visual Studio: https://github.com/neatorobito/scoop-crystal/blob/main/bucket/vs_2022_cpp_build_tools.json https://github.com/neatorobito/scoop-crystal/blob/main/bucke... no thank you.
- EpicBlackCrayon 4y ago
  This specifically installs the Visual C++ Compiler and the Windows headers so that you can get a command prompt with all that in your PATH. It is not a full-fat VS install. The difference is something like 20-30GBs for the full VS install vs 1-2GB for these specific components.
  - svnpenn 4y ago
    Meanwhile, LLVM-MinGW is 108 MB: https://github.com/mstorsjo/llvm-mingw/releases https://github.com/mstorsjo/llvm-mingw/releases
    - npn 4y ago
      now you are just arguing for the sake of argument. unzip the file and it will expand to a 400MB folder.
      - svnpenn 4y ago
        Have you ever installed Visual Studio? I have. Even just the build tools DOWNLOADS 1-2 GB, as other user mentioned, which is still 10 times what you get with other options.