Error during installation

[Xyndra]

Describe the bug

unknown command cmd/v

Reproduction Steps

get the repo from https://vlang.io/
start make.bat
fix compile errors
start make.bat again

Expected Behavior

it works

Current Behavior

Possible Solution

No response

Additional Information/Context

No response

V version

unknown, but very recent at 27.12.24

Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)

Win11

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[JalonSolov]

Did you go through the instructions at the link provided in the error output?

I've never seen this type of failure reported on Windows before.

[Xyndra]

These are the only instructions I see on the page, and I did follow them:

[larpon]

@Xyndra if you have anti-virus running try disabling it while you install. V is known to trigger AV since it can generate executables, which is considered super dangerous by some (or all?) AV software

[Xyndra]

nope, only MS Defender. the problem is that the command cmd/v does not exist. I verified that it is written as exactly that in the .bat file

[JalonSolov]

cmd/v is not a command, it is the path to the source for the v command line.

Something very weird is happening on your system.

Which version of Windows? 32-bit or 64-bit? Which C compilers do you have installed (if any)?

We recommend installing gcc+clang from https://winlibs.com

[Xyndra]

I am using 64-bit, I don't think 32 bit windows even exists anymore. I have multiple c compilers installed. The cmd directory only has a subfolder called tools, nothing else inside of it

[JalonSolov]

Then you have an incomplete copy of the V repo. cmd should have 3 subdirs... tools, v, and v2.

Which version of git do you have?

[kbkpbot]

try git pull again
and git checkout -f

[Xyndra]

Then you have an incomplete copy of the V repo. cmd should have 3 subdirs... tools, v, and v2.

Which version of git do you have?

I downloaded it from the website, as I said in my first message

[JalonSolov]

Yes, I understand you did the git clone as recommended, but that didn't work for some reason. If it had, you would have all the subdirs. That's why I asked which version of git you have.

You can simply try again, as @kbkpbot suggested, or start over, after ensuring you have the latest version of git.

[Xyndra]

There is a literal download on the webpage that I used

[Xyndra]

wait nvm I just redownloaded it from the page and that one actually has v in the zip and actually works, it seems something wend very wrong during my first download