how to configure linker on Windows

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currently I get this message:

> crystal hello.cr
Error: Cannot locate the .lib files for the following libraries: libcmt,
advapi32, libvcruntime, shell32, ole32, WS2_32, kernel32,
legacy_stdio_definitions, DbgHelp, libucrt

here it says Visual Studio is required:

https://crystal-lang.org/install/on_windows

but here is says you can configure the linker:

#12988

so is Visual Studio required or not? if not, how do you get it working with something else?

[straight-shoota]

Yes, the compiler allows configuring the linker command.

Currently the only officially supported toolchain on Windows is MSVC.
Other linkers might work, but is not guaranteed. You can give it a try if you want 🤷

Windows support in general is still incomplete and the focus is on MSVC for now.

For further support, please reach out on https://forum.crystal-lang.org/

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