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JayJay
JayJay

Reputation: 11

Installation of the F# compiler on Windows 10

I followed the directions on http://fsharp.org/use/windows/ option 2 Step 1 ok : VS Code is installed (latest ver) Step 2 not ok ext install Ionide-fsharp does not work so installed using extensions in VS Code , found ionide-fsharp installed it ok and followed all instructions on ionidwe-fsharp page

Created a .fs file with the following code; printfn "Hello World to F# language "

ran code and got:

error FS0193: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 425

Answers (1)

Fyodor Soikin
Fyodor Soikin

Reputation: 80714

If you read the option 2 carefully, you will see that it says:

You will also need to install the free F# compiler and command line tools in Step 4.

If you scroll down to option 4, you'll see its suboption A (the simplest) recommends installing Visual Studio Build Tools and selecting F# in the list of components to install.

Since you are only beginning to learn F#, it is very likely that you will return to StackOverflow to ask more questions in the future. When you do, please make sure that your questions are phrased and formatted clearly. In particular, pay attention to punctuation and grammar. Clumsily crafted questions are very hard to understand, and a lot of people will just elect not to answer them at all. By crafting your question carefully, you will increase your chance of getting a useful answer.

For some more specific guidance, refer to How do I ask a good question.

Upvotes: 3

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