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Update for the environment setup #197

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The steps for setting up the C++ environment have been updated to avoid potential issues

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Because GCC is not coded for the Windows operating system, a GCC port of MinGW-w
- Click variable called `Path` and click `Edit…`
- Click `New`
- Enter the path to the folder containing the binary you want on your `PATH` (e.g. `C:\Program Files (x86)\mingw-w64\i686-5.4.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v5-rev0\mingw32\bin`)

6. **NOTE**: If you face issues with starting the installer, download one of the available zip documents listed on https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/, extract the compressed document and move its content to the C:\ drive directory then add the directory to the system's path
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If we're going to update this file, we might as well update the download links to the latest Visual Studio Build tools.

https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_BuildTools.exe

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I only tested the GCC compiler. Would you like me to test Visual Studio Build tools and add a new section to describe the process?

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Because GCC is not coded for the Windows operating system, a GCC port of MinGW-w
- Click variable called `Path` and click `Edit…`
- Click `New`
- Enter the path to the folder containing the binary you want on your `PATH` (e.g. `C:\Program Files (x86)\mingw-w64\i686-5.4.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v5-rev0\mingw32\bin`)

6. **NOTE**: If you face issues with starting the installer, download one of the available zip documents listed on https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/, extract the compressed document and move its content to the C:\ drive directory then add the directory to the system's path
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What was the actual issue which prompted the addition of this line?

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I was not able to start the installer

@aalmrad aalmrad changed the title Update for the C++ environment setup Update for the environment setup Jun 25, 2024
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