Do users need to install VS runtime redistributable if linking with Microsoft linker?

[ponce via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Tuesday, 29 September 2015 at 09:44:58 UTC, Sebastiaan Koppe 
wrote:
> On Tuesday, 29 September 2015 at 09:15:29 UTC, ponce wrote:
>> On Monday, 28 September 2015 at 16:01:54 UTC, Sebastiaan Koppe 
>> wrote:
>>> I could not find out which redistributable I had to install 
>>> (what version of VS did you have installed / on what version 
>>> of windows are you?). I decided to install them all, but 
>>> couldn't install the one for 2015 (due to 
>>> Windows6.1-KB2999226-x64.msu). After trying some workarounds 
>>> I gave up.
>>>
>>
>> You need the VC++ 2015 64-bit redistributable.
>
> Can you either link statically or try an older version of VC, 
> one that is more likely to be found in the wild? (or does ldc 
> require 2015?)

No, not without rebuilding Phobos/druntime as it stands.
https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc/issues/1133


> I really want to try your game :)

Version 1.7 is still available and is compiled with DMD for 
32-bit Windows.

You can also clone the repo and type "dub": 
https://github.com/p0nce/Vibrant

Given the general speed up with LDC, it would need more 
profiling/optimizing to get back to DMD. Maybe next release.