Error when installing lib - "error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required."

Open mszbot opened this issue 5 years ago • 3 comments

OS: Windows 10 Python Version: 3.7.5

I'm getting this error when I try to install simtrie:

error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Build Tools for Visual Studio" https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/

Feb 06 '20 11:02 mszbot

Installed the build tools for Microsoft Visual. Now I'm getting this error: ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:

Feb 06 '20 17:02 mszbot

Looks like this library only works on Unix systems? I'm running Windows 10.

Feb 07 '20 11:02 mszbot

@mstbot sorry for replying so late. Yes, this library needs a C++ compiler as part of it is written in C++. So on Windows you need Visual Studio or some other C compiler. I'm not a Windows user, so I'm not sure what exactly you need to install.

Feb 29 '20 05:02 poke1024