Visual Studio Installation¶
Building FLINT requires a C++ compiler. On Windows, it is recommended to use the Visual Studio IDE which includes a C++ compiler and several other useful tool. You can either install the Visual Studio 2019 or the Visual Studio 2017 variant.
Please follow these steps for a smooth installation:
For Visual Studio 2019¶
Navigate to https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
Select the community version download button.
If you don’t have a Visual Studio Subscription, you can create one for free by clicking on “Create a new Microsoft account” on the login page.
Follow the steps prompted by the installer.
After launching the Visual Studio installer:
Select the desktop development with C++ workload and make sure it is checked.
Make sure the Install while downloading option is selected for faster installation.
Click on Install
Install Section of Visual Studio 2019¶
After the installation is complete:
Restart your system.
Create a folder inside
C
Drive and name itDevelopment
.Inside the
Development
folder create a folder and name itmoja-global
Using
cmd
, open themoja-global
folder.
Folder Path In cmd¶
For Visual Studio 2017¶
Navigate to https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/
Expand the 2017 version and click on the download button.
If you don’t have a Visual Studio Subscription, you can create one for free by clicking on “Create a new Microsoft account” on the login page.
Follow the steps prompted by the installer.