Windows: Replace VisualStudio with gcc/clang?

Erik Joelsson erik.joelsson at oracle.com
Mon Mar 12 15:36:46 UTC 2018


On 2018-03-12 03:18, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
> Question: Is the Visual Studio Express 
> (https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/visual-studio-express/) such a hassle 
> to install?
Just to comment on this. Microsoft has introduced standalone C++ build 
tools:

http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools

I haven't looked into it yet, but it seems to be a much more lightweight 
alternative to installing Visual Studio if you just want to be able to 
build something. We should certainly make sure this works when full 
support for VS 2017 is in.

/Erik


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