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docs(desktop): Windows README says "no extra dependencies" but MSVC linker is required
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Description
When running moon run desktop:dev on Windows without Visual Studio / Build Tools installed, the build fails with:
`error: linker `link.exe` not found`
`note: the msvc targets depend on the msvc linker but `link.exe` was not found`
apps/desktop/README.md currently states under "Platform requirements":
Windows: no extra dependencies (Win32 + DirectWrite).
This isn't accurate - the MSVC linker (from Visual Studio Build Tools, "Desktop development with C++" workload) is required to compile Rust crates on Windows. Installing it via:
`winget install --id Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools --override "--quiet --wait --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools --includeRecommended"`
resolves the build.
I have a one-line doc fix ready on my fork (branch docs/desktop-windows-msvc-prereq) clarifying this requirement, happy to open a PR if that's welcome given the current contribution policy.
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Research direction
Start in apps/desktop/README.md under “Platform requirements” and review the Windows prerequisite wording. Update it to mention the MSVC linker, Visual Studio Build Tools, and the Desktop development with C++ workload, then verify the documented requirement against moon run desktop:dev on Windows.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- desktop, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
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- Under an hour
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- Active
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 92/100