On Thursday, 26 October 2017 at 20:44:49 UTC, Adam Wilson wrote:
The XCode installer DMG is 5GB, before unpacking. And unlike
VS17, I can't pick and choose. :)
here is an update...( objective: Write some code in D, and build
a 64bit .exe)
started downloading offline install of vs2017 buildtools at:
12:04pm
finished downloading them at: 3:25pm (actual time it finished,
not the time I came back to it).
so...3 hours and 20 min later... I have an offline installation
of build tools
6.83GB
3791 files
1919 folders
let's try installing those buildtools . 3.55pm (when I got back
to the pc)
vs_BuildTools.exe
(setup window pops up....says "Give us a minute..we'll be done
soon."... but then disappears a few seconds later)
what's going on...try again..same thing..try again..nope...
turns out I had disabled my internet connection, and setup needs
to use it for some reason, or the setup windows just disappears
without telling the user anything).
(I expect setup need the internet to verify certificates or
something - I think you can install them manually too, in offline
mode)...but gee...I wish setup had told me something..anything!!
ok...so enabled internet connection, and try vs_BuildTools.exe....
vs_BuildTools.exe (ok...were off..installing 379MB)
..so what is the other 6.5GB needed for then?
4:03pm - build tools installed. pc needs to restart....
booted up..ready to go..lets try installing dmd again..
error: For 64-bit support MSVC and Windows SDK are needed but no
compatible version were found.Do you want to install VS2013?
No. I do not!
Let's continue installing DMD anyway....oh another message pops
up...Could not detect Visual Studio (2008-2017 are supported). No
64-bit support.
That's it!
I've had enough!
4 hours wasted!
