Linker error since upgrade to DMD 2.077.1: fatal error C1905: Front end and back end not compatible

[ParticlePeter]

On Sunday, 17 December 2017 at 19:29:00 UTC, ParticlePeter wrote:
> On Sunday, 17 December 2017 at 19:16:02 UTC, ParticlePeter 
> wrote:
>> On Sunday, 17 December 2017 at 17:56:47 UTC, John wrote:
>>
>>> I don't think so, all that would need to be changed is this 
>>> line:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/dlang/dmd/blob/v2.077.1/ini/windows/bin/sc.ini#L53
>>>
>>> Not very many people use it I guess if it's been there for 8 
>>> months lol.
>>
>> Hm, actually that line IS uncommented in my installed sc.ini 
>> and VCINSTALLDIR is properly detected. Any idea what still 
>> might go wrong?
>
> Think I figured it out. For me it works when changing that 
> particular line to:
>
> LINKCMD=%VCINSTALLDIR%\bin\HostX32\x64\link.exe
>
> or
>
> LINKCMD=%VCINSTALLDIR%\bin\HostX64\x64\link.exe

First one is BS, of course it must be:

LINKCMD=%VCINSTALLDIR%\bin\HostX86\x64\link.exe