On windows you may got the gcc compiler error while trying to add packages like “gorm.io/driver/sqlite” in Golang. The cause for the error is that, underlying package require the gcc C compiler which is not installed on Windows PC by default.
How to solve
We need to install the C compiler on Windows machine and also need to add the path to environment variable.
The easiest way to install the mingw package from tmd-gcc repository.
Also add the path to the bin folder as follows in environment variables.
C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin- How to add packages in Golang
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