ws2_32.lib is not included in dm857c.zip is an issue I think.

[Zhouxuan]

On Friday, 6 September 2013 at 08:15:43 UTC, Zhouxuan wrote:
> The error pops (ws2_32.lib not found) when I compile dub from 
> source, the dev environment on my box is setup from scratch, 
> not by offical installer/binary package, the libs except 
> phobos/druntime are copied from "Digital Mars C/C++ Compiler CD 
> Update Version 8.57" 
> (http://ftp.digitalmars.com/Digital_Mars_C++/Patch/dm857c.zip).
> I think this is an issue, why need I download an offical dmd2 
> binary package after successfully build it from source just to 
> get this lib?

Can this one be reported as a bug? IIRC Walter said that issues 
not in bugzilla have no chance to be fixed.