From dfd0f80a196a428d9fde2ae7cb40c5ebade5e915 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flaviu Tamas Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:14:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Handle compiler failure on windows Fixes #32 --- content/getting_started.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/getting_started.md b/content/getting_started.md index 867064a..7eb8336 100644 --- a/content/getting_started.md +++ b/content/getting_started.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ When installing Nim, you have two options: downloading a copy directly from git, ## Downloading a Nim Distribution To get started with Nim, head over to the [downloads page](http://nim-lang.org/download.html) and download the version you'd like. -The Windows distribution comes with the MinGW compiler, which is recommended, but if you'd like to use your own compiler, download the version without MinGW. +The Windows distribution comes with the MinGW compiler, which is recommended, but if you'd like to use your own compiler, download the version without MinGW. If you get an error like `Error: unhandled exception: The system cannot find the file specified.`, then make sure that the C compiler is on your path. On Mac and Linux, it is recommended to use either GCC or Clang.