Procedure
Install C/C++ build tools (Make, build-essential, or MSVC)
Install OS-native C/C++ build tooling: build-essential/make on Linux, Xcode CLT or Homebrew make on macOS, or Visual Studio Build Tools (Desktop development with C++) on Windows, then verify with make --version or cl.
Linux: install the distro C toolchain with elevated privileges — Debian/
Linux: install the distro C toolchain with elevated privileges — Debian/Ubuntu apt install build-essential ; Fedora dnf group install "Development Tools" or dnf install make gcc gcc-c++ ; Arch pacman -S base-devel . macOS: xcode-select --install for Apple CLT (includes make/clang), or brew install make . Windows: install Build Tools for Visual Studio from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/ / Visual Studio Downloads, select Desktop development with C++ (MSVC + Windows SDK) per https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/walkthrough-compiling-a-native-cpp-program-on-the-command-line .
Windows: open an x64 Native Tools / Developer Command Prompt for VS so c
Windows: open an x64 Native Tools / Developer Command Prompt for VS so cl and nmake are on PATH. Unix: open a new shell after install.
make --version 2>/dev/null || cl 2>&1 | head -n 1
make --version 2>/dev/null || cl 2>&1 | head -n 1
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