Updated HOW_TO_BUILD.md and CMakeLists.txt to easily support static l…

…inking against LLVM when using MSYS2
AdeptLanguage · Sep 8, 2024 · de77fd2 · de77fd2
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,26 +1,38 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 project(Adept)
 
-option(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC "Link against LLVM using static libs" default)
+set(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC default CACHE STRING "Link against LLVM using static libs")
 option(ADEPT_ENABLE_ASAN "Enable runtime address-santization / undefined behavior sanitization for debug builds (only available for Apple clang and LLVM clang)" Off)
 option(ADEPT_ENABLE_LSAN "Enable runtime leak-sanitization for debug builds (only available for LLVM clang)" Off)
 
-if (WIN32)
-	set(ZLIB_USE_STATIC_LIBS On) # Only affects CMake 3.24+
+if(WIN32)
+    set(ZLIB_USE_STATIC_LIBS On) # Only affects CMake 3.24+
 endif()
 
 find_package(LLVM REQUIRED)
 find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 find_package(zstd REQUIRED)
 
+if(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC STREQUAL "default")
+    if(WIN32)
+        set(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC On)
+    else()
+        set(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC Off)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+if(MINGW AND ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC)
+    set(zstd_LIBRARY "-lzstd")
+endif()
+
 message(STATUS "Found LLVM ${LLVM_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 message(STATUS "Using LLVMConfig.cmake in: ${LLVM_DIR}")
 message(STATUS "Found Curl ${CURL_LIBRARIES}")
 message(STATUS "Found ZLIB ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}")
 message(STATUS "Found ztd ${zstd_LIBRARY}")
 
-if (MSVC)
+if(MSVC)
     add_compile_options(/W4 /WX)
 elseif("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang")
     add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -pedantic)
@@ -29,31 +41,31 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 set(core_source_files
-	src/AST/EXPR/ast_expr_free.c src/AST/EXPR/ast_expr_str.c
-	src/AST/POLY/ast_resolve.c src/AST/POLY/ast_translate.c
-	src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_clone.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_free.c
-	src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_hash.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_helpers.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_identical.c
-	src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_is.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_make.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_set.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_str.c
-	src/AST/UTIL/string_builder_extensions.c src/AST/ast_dump.c
-	src/AST/ast_expr.c src/AST/ast_layout.c src/AST/ast_named_expression.c
-	src/AST/ast_poly_catalog.c src/AST/ast.c
-	src/AST/meta_directives.c src/BKEND/backend.c src/BKEND/ir_to_c.c src/BKEND/ir_to_llvm.c src/BKEND/ir_to_llvm_impl.c src/BRIDGE/any.c
-	src/BRIDGE/bridge.c src/BRIDGE/rtti_collector.c src/BRIDGEIR/rtti_table.c src/BRIDGEIR/rtti_table_entry.c src/BRIDGEIR/rtti.c src/DRVR/compiler.c
-	src/DRVR/config.c src/DRVR/object.c src/INFER/infer.c
-	src/IR/ir_pool.c src/IR/ir_proc_map.c src/IR/ir_type_map.c src/IR/ir_proc_query.c src/IR/ir_type.c src/IR/ir_type_spec.c src/IR/ir_value_str.c
-	src/IR/ir.c src/IR/ir_dump.c src/IR/ir_func_endpoint.c src/IR/ir_lowering.c src/IR/ir_module.c src/IRGEN/ir_autogen.c
-	src/IRGEN/ir_build_instr.c  src/IRGEN/ir_build_literal.c src/IRGEN/ir_builder.c src/IRGEN/ir_cache.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_args.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_check_prereq.c
-	src/IRGEN/ir_gen_expr.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_find_sf.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_find.c
-	src/IRGEN/ir_gen_polymorphable.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_qualifiers.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_rtti.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_stmt.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_type.c
-	src/IRGEN/ir_gen_vtree.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen.c src/IRGEN/ir_vtree.c
-	src/LEX/lex.c src/LEX/token.c src/PARSE/parse_alias.c src/PARSE/parse_checks.c src/PARSE/parse_ctx.c
-	src/PARSE/parse_dependency.c src/PARSE/parse_enum.c src/PARSE/parse_expr.c src/PARSE/parse_func.c
-	src/PARSE/parse_global.c src/PARSE/parse_meta.c src/PARSE/parse_namespace.c src/PARSE/parse_pragma.c
-	src/PARSE/parse_stmt.c src/PARSE/parse_struct.c src/PARSE/parse_type.c src/PARSE/parse_util.c
-	src/PARSE/parse.c src/TOKEN/token_data.c src/UTIL/color.c src/UTIL/datatypes.c src/NET/download.c
-	src/UTIL/builtin_type.c src/UTIL/filename.c src/UTIL/func_pair.c src/UTIL/ground.c src/UTIL/hash.c src/UTIL/jsmn_helper.c src/UTIL/levenshtein.c
-	src/UTIL/list.c src/UTIL/search.c src/UTIL/set.c src/NET/stash.c src/UTIL/string_builder.c
-	src/UTIL/string_list.c src/UTIL/string.c src/UTIL/util.c)
+    src/AST/EXPR/ast_expr_free.c src/AST/EXPR/ast_expr_str.c
+    src/AST/POLY/ast_resolve.c src/AST/POLY/ast_translate.c
+    src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_clone.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_free.c
+    src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_hash.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_helpers.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_identical.c
+    src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_is.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_make.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_set.c src/AST/TYPE/ast_type_str.c
+    src/AST/UTIL/string_builder_extensions.c src/AST/ast_dump.c
+    src/AST/ast_expr.c src/AST/ast_layout.c src/AST/ast_named_expression.c
+    src/AST/ast_poly_catalog.c src/AST/ast.c
+    src/AST/meta_directives.c src/BKEND/backend.c src/BKEND/ir_to_c.c src/BKEND/ir_to_llvm.c src/BKEND/ir_to_llvm_impl.c src/BRIDGE/any.c
+    src/BRIDGE/bridge.c src/BRIDGE/rtti_collector.c src/BRIDGEIR/rtti_table.c src/BRIDGEIR/rtti_table_entry.c src/BRIDGEIR/rtti.c src/DRVR/compiler.c
+    src/DRVR/config.c src/DRVR/object.c src/INFER/infer.c
+    src/IR/ir_pool.c src/IR/ir_proc_map.c src/IR/ir_type_map.c src/IR/ir_proc_query.c src/IR/ir_type.c src/IR/ir_type_spec.c src/IR/ir_value_str.c
+    src/IR/ir.c src/IR/ir_dump.c src/IR/ir_func_endpoint.c src/IR/ir_lowering.c src/IR/ir_module.c src/IRGEN/ir_autogen.c
+    src/IRGEN/ir_build_instr.c src/IRGEN/ir_build_literal.c src/IRGEN/ir_builder.c src/IRGEN/ir_cache.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_args.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_check_prereq.c
+    src/IRGEN/ir_gen_expr.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_find_sf.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_find.c
+    src/IRGEN/ir_gen_polymorphable.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_qualifiers.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_rtti.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_stmt.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen_type.c
+    src/IRGEN/ir_gen_vtree.c src/IRGEN/ir_gen.c src/IRGEN/ir_vtree.c
+    src/LEX/lex.c src/LEX/token.c src/PARSE/parse_alias.c src/PARSE/parse_checks.c src/PARSE/parse_ctx.c
+    src/PARSE/parse_dependency.c src/PARSE/parse_enum.c src/PARSE/parse_expr.c src/PARSE/parse_func.c
+    src/PARSE/parse_global.c src/PARSE/parse_meta.c src/PARSE/parse_namespace.c src/PARSE/parse_pragma.c
+    src/PARSE/parse_stmt.c src/PARSE/parse_struct.c src/PARSE/parse_type.c src/PARSE/parse_util.c
+    src/PARSE/parse.c src/TOKEN/token_data.c src/UTIL/color.c src/UTIL/datatypes.c src/NET/download.c
+    src/UTIL/builtin_type.c src/UTIL/filename.c src/UTIL/func_pair.c src/UTIL/ground.c src/UTIL/hash.c src/UTIL/jsmn_helper.c src/UTIL/levenshtein.c
+    src/UTIL/list.c src/UTIL/search.c src/UTIL/set.c src/NET/stash.c src/UTIL/string_builder.c
+    src/UTIL/string_list.c src/UTIL/string.c src/UTIL/util.c)
 
 add_executable(adept)
 target_include_directories(adept PRIVATE include ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR} ${LLVM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
@@ -67,118 +79,105 @@ target_compile_definitions(libadept PRIVATE ADEPT_ENABLE_PACKAGE_MANAGER)
 
 message(STATUS "Including debug files")
 list(APPEND core_source_files src/DBG/debug.c)
-add_definitions( -DENABLE_DEBUG_FEATURES )
+add_definitions(-DENABLE_DEBUG_FEATURES)
 
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-	message(STATUS "Compiling with debug flags")
+    message(STATUS "Compiling with debug flags")
 
-	if(ADEPT_ENABLE_ASAN)
-		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address,undefined,implicit-conversion,bounds")
-		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address,undefined,implicit-conversion,bounds")
-	endif()
+    if(ADEPT_ENABLE_ASAN)
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address,undefined,implicit-conversion,bounds")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address,undefined,implicit-conversion,bounds")
+    endif()
 
-	if(ADEPT_ENABLE_LSAN)
-		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=leak")
-		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=leak")
-	endif()
+    if(ADEPT_ENABLE_LSAN)
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=leak")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=leak")
+    endif()
 else()
-	message(STATUS "Compiling without debug flags")
+    message(STATUS "Compiling without debug flags")
 endif()
 
 set(app_source_files
-	${core_source_files}
-	src/MAIN/main.c
+    ${core_source_files}
+    src/MAIN/main.c
 )
 
 target_sources(adept PRIVATE ${app_source_files})
 target_sources(libadept PRIVATE ${app_source_files})
 
 if(WIN32)
-	set(extra_libs ${EXTRA_REQUIRED_LIBS} ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} -lpsapi -lshell32 -lole32 -luuid -ladvapi32 -lws2_32)
+    set(extra_libs ${EXTRA_REQUIRED_LIBS} ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} -lpsapi -lshell32 -lole32 -luuid -ladvapi32 -lws2_32)
 
-	if(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC STREQUAL "default")
-		set(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC On)
-	endif()
-
-	set(CMAKE_RC_FLAGS "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS} -J rc -O coff")
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO")
-	target_sources(adept PRIVATE res/icon.rc)
+    set(CMAKE_RC_FLAGS "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS} -J rc -O coff")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO")
+    target_sources(adept PRIVATE res/icon.rc)
 endif()
 
 if(APPLE)
-	set(extra_libs ${EXTRA_REQUIRED_LIBS} -lldap -lpthread ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} -lcurses)
-
-	if(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC STREQUAL "default")
-		set(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC Off)
-	endif()
+    set(extra_libs ${EXTRA_REQUIRED_LIBS} -lldap -lpthread ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} -lcurses)
 endif()
 
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-	# Linux
-	set(extra_libs ${EXTRA_REQUIRED_LIBS} -ldl -lpthread ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} -lcurses -lm)
-
-	if(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC STREQUAL "default")
-		set(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC Off)
-	endif()
+    # Linux
+    set(extra_libs ${EXTRA_REQUIRED_LIBS} -ldl -lpthread ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} -lcurses -lm)
 endif()
 
 set(insight_out_dir ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/INSIGHT)
 add_custom_target(
-	insight
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${insight_out_dir}
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${insight_out_dir}/include
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${insight_out_dir}/src
-
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/AST ${insight_out_dir}/include/AST
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/BRIDGE ${insight_out_dir}/include/BRIDGE
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/DRVR ${insight_out_dir}/include/DRVR
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/LEX ${insight_out_dir}/include/LEX
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/PARSE ${insight_out_dir}/include/PARSE
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/TOKEN ${insight_out_dir}/include/TOKEN
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/UTIL ${insight_out_dir}/include/UTIL
-
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/AST ${insight_out_dir}/src/AST
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/BRIDGE ${insight_out_dir}/src/BRIDGE
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/DRVR ${insight_out_dir}/src/DRVR
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/LEX ${insight_out_dir}/src/LEX
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/PARSE ${insight_out_dir}/src/PARSE
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/TOKEN ${insight_out_dir}/src/TOKEN
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/UTIL ${insight_out_dir}/src/UTIL
-
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/UTIL/__insight.h ${insight_out_dir}/insight.h
-	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/UTIL/__insight_Makefile ${insight_out_dir}/Makefile
-	COMMENT Insight files copied into ${insight_out_dir}
-	VERBATIM
+    insight
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${insight_out_dir}
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${insight_out_dir}/include
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${insight_out_dir}/src
+
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/AST ${insight_out_dir}/include/AST
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/BRIDGE ${insight_out_dir}/include/BRIDGE
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/DRVR ${insight_out_dir}/include/DRVR
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/LEX ${insight_out_dir}/include/LEX
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/PARSE ${insight_out_dir}/include/PARSE
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/TOKEN ${insight_out_dir}/include/TOKEN
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/UTIL ${insight_out_dir}/include/UTIL
+
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/AST ${insight_out_dir}/src/AST
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/BRIDGE ${insight_out_dir}/src/BRIDGE
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/DRVR ${insight_out_dir}/src/DRVR
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/LEX ${insight_out_dir}/src/LEX
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/PARSE ${insight_out_dir}/src/PARSE
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/TOKEN ${insight_out_dir}/src/TOKEN
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/UTIL ${insight_out_dir}/src/UTIL
+
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/UTIL/__insight.h ${insight_out_dir}/insight.h
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/UTIL/__insight_Makefile ${insight_out_dir}/Makefile
+    COMMENT Insight files copied into ${insight_out_dir}
+    VERBATIM
 )
 
 add_custom_target(
-	generate
-	COMMAND python3 include/TOKEN/generate_c.py
+    generate
+    COMMAND python3 include/TOKEN/generate_c.py
 )
 
 if(ADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC)
-	message(STATUS "Linking against LLVM statically")
-	message(STATUS "${LLVM_LIBRARY_DIRS}/../bin/llvm-config")
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${LLVM_LIBRARY_DIRS}/../bin/llvm-config --link-static --libs OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE OUTPUT_VARIABLE llvm_static_libs)
-	target_link_libraries(adept ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${llvm_static_libs} ${extra_libs})
-	target_link_libraries(libadept ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${llvm_static_libs} ${extra_libs})
+    message(STATUS "Linking against LLVM statically")
+    message(STATUS "${LLVM_LIBRARY_DIRS}/../bin/llvm-config")
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${LLVM_LIBRARY_DIRS}/../bin/llvm-config --link-static --libs OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE OUTPUT_VARIABLE llvm_static_libs)
+    target_link_libraries(adept ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${llvm_static_libs} ${extra_libs})
+    target_link_libraries(libadept ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${llvm_static_libs} ${extra_libs})
 else()
-	message(STATUS "Linking against LLVM dynamically")
-	message(STATUS "${LLVM_LIBRARY_DIRS}/../bin/llvm-config")
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${LLVM_LIBRARY_DIRS}/../bin/llvm-config --libs OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE OUTPUT_VARIABLE llvm_dynamic_libs)
-	target_link_libraries(adept ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${llvm_dynamic_libs} ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
-	target_link_libraries(libadept ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${llvm_dynamic_libs}  ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+    message(STATUS "Linking against LLVM dynamically")
+    message(STATUS "${LLVM_LIBRARY_DIRS}/../bin/llvm-config")
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${LLVM_LIBRARY_DIRS}/../bin/llvm-config --libs OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE OUTPUT_VARIABLE llvm_dynamic_libs)
+    target_link_libraries(adept ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${llvm_dynamic_libs} ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_libraries(libadept ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${llvm_dynamic_libs} ${zstd_LIBRARY} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 set_target_properties(adept PROPERTIES C_STANDARD 11 LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
 
 # Post compilation steps
-
 if(WIN32)
-	add_custom_command(
-		TARGET adept POST_BUILD
-		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/necessities/windows/ $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:adept>
-	)
+    add_custom_command(
+        TARGET adept POST_BUILD
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/necessities/windows/ $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:adept>
+    )
 endif()
 
 file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/necessities/adept.config DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})

diff --git a/HOW_TO_BUILD.md b/HOW_TO_BUILD.md
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ for example.
 
 If you wish to link LLVM statically like the precompiled binaries do, you can specify `-DADEPT_LINK_LLVM_STATIC=On` when configuring with CMake.
 
+On Windows, this requires the additional libraries:
+
+- `pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-zstd --noconfirm`
+
 For example,
 
 - `git clone https://github.com/AdeptLanguage/Adept`