From 9bce6c5f4837c2651ccb06d28fdb78de87b7b11b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:30:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add error-section for windows --- docs/installation.md | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md index 525c6f187..820383ff6 100644 --- a/docs/installation.md +++ b/docs/installation.md @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade.git copy paste `config.json` to ``\path\freqtrade-develop\freqtrade` -#### install ta-lib +#### Install ta-lib Install ta-lib according to the [ta-lib documentation](https://github.com/mrjbq7/ta-lib#windows). @@ -367,5 +367,17 @@ REM >pip install TA_Lib‑0.4.17‑cp36‑cp36m‑win32.whl > Thanks [Owdr](https://github.com/Owdr) for the commands. Source: [Issue #222](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/222) +#### Error during installation under Windows + +``` bash +error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools +``` + +Unfortunately, many packages requiring compilation don't provide a pre-build wheel. It is therefore mandatory to have a C/C++ compiler installed and available for your python environment to use. + +The easiest way is to download install Microsoft Visual Studio Community [here](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) and make sure to install "Common Tools for Visual C++" to enable building c code on Windows. Unfortunately, this is a heavy download / dependency (~4Gb) so you might want to consider WSL or docker first. + +--- + Now you have an environment ready, the next step is [Bot Configuration](https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/blob/develop/docs/configuration.md)...