“error: linker cc not found” when installing Scypto simulator

Problem

error: linker `cc` not found  |  = note: No such file or directory (os error 2)
error: could not compile `libc` due to previous error

Solution

Ensure the build-essential package is installed.

On Ubuntu run:

sudo apt install build-essential

From cbisaillon#6447 on Discord

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If you get similar compiler error on Windows, make sure you installed Desktop development with C++ with Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019

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