So I was attempting to get the prebuilt binaries up and running for MSVC but ran into some trouble.

I did the following:

Installed LLVM from ClangOnWin version 3.7 something.

Downloaded ldc2-0.15.1-win64-msvc.zip Extracted contents to a folder on the c:\ drive added the bin folder to the path Tried to compile Helloworld.d with "ldc2 Helloworld.d"

Got "missing dll" error so

Installed MS C++ 2013 redistributable. Tried to compile Helloworld.d with "ldc2 Helloworld.d"

Noticed that it was "*d.dll" that was missing meaning debug

Installed MS Visual studio express 2013 Tried to compile Helloworld.d with "ldc2 Helloworld.d"

Got "cannot find link.exe"

Added "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin" to the path

Got "LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'kernel32.lib'"

and now I have no idea what to do next? If there is a guide to get setup that would be nice to link here :)

So I found that this may be has to do with not having the Windows sdk installed.

I installed the windows sdk and added the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Lib\ to the path ( it contains kernel32.lib )

I still get LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'kernel32.lib'

So then i open Ldc2.conf and added the line:

"-L-L/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/8.1/Lib/winv6.3/um/x64" Tried to compile Helloworld.d with "ldc2 Helloworld.d"

Got Cannot open LIBCMT.lib

Then i added

"-L-L/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0/VC/lib/amd64"

Got a whole mess (37) of missing symbols from the math.obj

phobos2-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol trunc referenced in function _D3std4math4modfFNbNiNeeKeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol trunc phobos2-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol nearbyint referenced in function _D3std4math9nearbyintFNbNiNfeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol nearbyint phobos2-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol rint referenced in function _D3std4math4rintFNaNbNiNfeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol rint phobos2-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol round referenced in function _D3std4math5roundFNbNiNfeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol round phobos2-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fma referenced in function _D3std4math3fmaFNaNbNiNfeeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fma druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _fdclass referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math10fpclassifyFNaNbNiNefZi druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _dclass referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math10fpclassifyFNaNbNiNedZi druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _fdsign referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math7signbitFNaNbNiNefZi druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _dsign referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math7signbitFNaNbNiNedZi druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol acosh referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math6acoshlFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol asinh referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math6asinhlFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol atanh referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math6atanhlFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol exp2 referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math5exp2lFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol expm1 referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math6expm1lFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol ilogb referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math6ilogblFNaNbNiNeeZi druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol log1p referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math6log1plFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol logb referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math5logblFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol scalbn referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math7scalbnlFNaNbNiNeeiZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol scalbln referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math8scalblnlFNaNbNiNeeiZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol cbrt referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math5cbrtlFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol hypot referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math6hypotlFNaNbNiNeeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol erf referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math4erflFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol erfc referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math5erfclFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol lgamma referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math7lgammalFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol tgamma referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math7tgammalFNaNbNiNeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol lrint referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math6lrintlFNaNbNiNeeZi druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol llrint referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math7llrintlFNaNbNiNeeZl druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol lround referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math7lroundlFNaNbNiNeeZi druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol llround referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math8llroundlFNaNbNiNeeZl druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol remquo referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math7remquolFNaNbNiNeeePiZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol copysignreferenced in function _D4core4stdc4math9copysignlFNaNbNiNeeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol nan referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math4nanlFNaNbNiNePaZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol nextafter referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math10nextafterlFNaNbNiNeeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol nexttoward referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math11nexttowardlFNaNbNiNeeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fdim referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math5fdimlFNaNbNiNeeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fmax referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math5fmaxlFNaNbNiNeeeZe druntime-ldc.lib(math.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fmin referenced in function _D4core4stdc4math5fminlFNaNbNiNeeeZe Helloworld.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 37 unresolved externals Error: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\link.exe failed with status: 1120

Any Ideas?

You can try to open Visual studio Win64 command prompt (from start menu) and try to compile from there.

I was unable to find the "VS2013 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt" in my VS 2013 Express install. Only VS2013 x64 Cross, and it failed to compile with the same issues.

On Monday, 26 January 2015 at 14:44:03 UTC, Kagamin wrote:
> You can try to open Visual studio Win64 command prompt (from start menu) and try to compile from there.

On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 at 03:02:14 UTC, Taylor Hillegeist wrote:
> I was unable to find the "VS2013 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt" in my VS 2013 Express install. Only VS2013 x64 Cross, and it failed to compile with the same issues.
>
> On Monday, 26 January 2015 at 14:44:03 UTC, Kagamin wrote:
>> You can try to open Visual studio Win64 command prompt (from start menu) and try to compile from there.

Hi Taylor!

I don't have the Express version so I can't give advice in this case.

In general, if you are able to compile a C++ hello world application with cl on the command line then you should be able to do the same with ldc.

ldc on Win64 is still bleeding edge - there are no install instructions yet.

Regards,
Kai

On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 at 03:02:14 UTC, Taylor Hillegeist wrote:
> I was unable to find the "VS2013 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt" in my VS 2013 Express install. Only VS2013 x64 Cross, and it failed to compile with the same issues.

I don't have even that, lol. I guess, you can just run C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvars64.bat - do you have the file? Or maybe your OS is 32-bit?

In VS2012 the native tools command prompt link reads
%comspec% /k ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat"" amd64

On Saturday, 24 January 2015 at 20:28:55 UTC, Taylor Hillegeist wrote:
> Added "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin" to the path

You have such folder? It's not in Program Files (x86).

> Then i added
>
> "-L-L/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0/VC/lib/amd64"

That's not VC2013 folder.

On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 at 09:47:29 UTC, Kagamin wrote:
> On Saturday, 24 January 2015 at 20:28:55 UTC, Taylor Hillegeist wrote:
>> Added "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin" to the path
>
> You have such folder? It's not in Program Files (x86).
>
>> Then i added
>>
>> "-L-L/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0/VC/lib/amd64"
>
> That's not VC2013 folder.

No, I Dont have A VS folder like that under my non-x86 files. Also I am running windows 8, which isn't fun. The Reason I added the 11.0 version was due to my 12.0 not containing the LIBCMTD.lib. I figure since the Compiler wanted a Kernel32.lib and a LIBCMTD.lib the Linker should probably be given a combination the following directories.

C:\Program Files (x86)>dir LIBCMTD.lib /b/s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\lib\libcmtd.lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\lib\libcmtd.lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\lib\amd64\libcmtd.lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\lib\arm\libcmtd.lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\lib\libcmtd.lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\lib\amd64\libcmtd.lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\lib\ia64\libcmtd.lib

C:\Program Files (x86)>dir Kernel32.lib /b/s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Lib\Kernel32.Lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Lib\Win8\um\arm\kernel32.Lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Lib\Win8\um\x64\kernel32.Lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Lib\Win8\um\x86\kernel32.Lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\arm\kernel32.Lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x64\kernel32.Lib
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x86\kernel32.Lib

So i figured out something really useful...

Visual Studio express for windows

has No win32 c++ componets!

however!

Visual Studio Express for windows Desktops does!

so don't get confused!

So That did the trick! Steps to take:

Install Visual Studio Express 2013 for windows Desktop
Get LDC2 MSVC
add LDC\Bin to the path
Under the Visual Studio Tools folder on the start menu open
VS2013 x64 Cross Tools Command Prompt
LDC2 HelloWorld.d

And bingo

I used
------------------------------HelloWorld.d
import std.stdio;
int main()
{
    writefln("Hello LDC2");
    return 0;
}
-------------------------------

Thanks Everybody!

On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 04:56:33 UTC, Taylor Hillegeist wrote:
> So That did the trick! Steps to take:
>
> Install Visual Studio Express 2013 for windows Desktop
> Get LDC2 MSVC
> add LDC\Bin to the path
> Under the Visual Studio Tools folder on the start menu open
> VS2013 x64 Cross Tools Command Prompt
> LDC2 HelloWorld.d
>
> And bingo
>
> I used
> ------------------------------HelloWorld.d
> import std.stdio;
> int main()
> {
>     writefln("Hello LDC2");
>     return 0;
> }
> -------------------------------
>
> Thanks Everybody!

Hi Taylor!

Thanks for the investigation and the wiki update!

Regards,
Kai