`cargo build` fails with linking error “link.exe failed: exit code: 325595”

Question

I have a Rust project that compiles okay on Linux, macOS, and Windows 10.

I installed the following individual components on my Windows 7 computer today using the Vi

Answer 1

After downloading the latest 64-bit runtime Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017, link.exe works on my Windows 7 computer. I can now compile my Rust project.

I'm surprised that the Visual Studio Installer doesn't ensure that the necessary runtime components are installed for the 2015 toolset.

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Update: Stargateur pointed out that the Redistributable can be installed directly from the Visual Studio Installer. It is the Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Update individual component.