Set up the compiler toolchain environment for Windows

For Windows, Plug requires the Linux subsystem to build. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/

1. Enable Linux Subsystem

Open your Windows PowerShell (you may need to run using Administrator Privilege), run this command:

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

2. Install Ubuntu

Go to Microsoft Store and search for “Linux”, then select “Ubuntu”. Click Install Ubuntu will finish installing after a while and prompt you to create a new Username and Password.

Now you should be able to use Ubuntu via the CLI. To access your HDD, use

$cd /mnt/<drive letter>/<path>

Note: To be able to “paste” commands into your Ubunto shell, right-click on the Windows border to open up a menu, select “Properties”, and tick “Use Ctrl+Shift+C/V as Copy/Paste”. Selecting “Quick Edit Mode” allows you to paste by right-clicking the console window.

3. Update the native package manager

sudo apt update

4. Install required tool-chain for Linux

sudo apt install -y cmake pkg-config libssl-dev git gcc build-essential clang libclang-dev

Now your Linux is ready to install Rust.