[BUG] Incorrect installation instructions
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Description
Following the instructions as is using pip on Window 10 results in an executable that can not run. The full issue is described here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66052355/cmake-cant-find-python37-dll-on-windows-10-but-file-path-is-in-the-cache-file?noredirect=1#comment116795025_66052355.
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Research direction
Start by reading the installation instructions and the linked Stack Overflow report about pip on Windows 10, including the Python DLL and CMake details mentioned there. Confirm the failure against the current instructions, then update the documented process so it produces a runnable executable on Windows 10 and verify the revised steps.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, cpp, python
- Domain
- build-system, documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100