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by quincepie 887 days ago
It only requires vs build tools which is likely for the linker. Other languages like rust does the same.
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38 887 days ago
Rust has a GNU option for Windows:

https://forge.rust-lang.org/infra/other-installation-methods...

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vips7L 887 days ago
If you’re already running windows, why do you need the linker to be GNU?
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38 887 days ago
because the GNU linker is like a 100 MB download, and Visual Studio is like 10 GB
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bhaak 887 days ago
And that's an issue because ...?
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38 887 days ago
would you rather pay $1 for a soda drink, or $100?
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bhaak 887 days ago
Where do you pay $1 for 10 GB, let alone $100?
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