dmd64 on Windows: how?

[Laurent Tréguier]

On Friday, 10 August 2018 at 12:15:55 UTC, Ivan Kazmenko wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How should I set up DMD to be able to `dmd -m64` on Windows 
> nowadays?
>
> I usually download the 7z, but it broke when I replaced my 
> Visual Studio with 2017 edition.
>
> Now, I tried the current 2.081.1 .exe installer.  It didn't 
> propose any additional 64-bit related options.  After the 
> installation, `dmd -m64` complains that the linker could not 
> find `libcmt.lib`.
>
> The previous time I tried finding the right `libcmt` and 
> treating the subsequent errors, I failed to locate all the 
> correct libraries in Microsoft's Visual Studio and SDKs.  This 
> time, I'd rather follow some up-to-date guide than waste the 
> time again.
>
> So, what's the most current guide to make 64-bit linking work 
> on Windows?  I'm fine with having to install more LLVM or MinGW 
> or Microsoft stuff, I just don't seem to know what I need.
>
> Ivan Kazmenko.

Did you have a look at the wiki ? It looks like the image shows 
what needs to be installed:
https://wiki.dlang.org/Installing_DMD#Installing_the_Microsoft_toolchain