Missing header file coff.h in Visual Studio SDK

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I have tried installing the Visual Studio extension development, the latest version of MSVC build tools, repaired, and Desktop development with C++, but the coff.h header file is still missing. I have included the installer configuration in the original question. Can someone help me figure out how to get this header file?

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RLWA32 45,691 Reputation points

2023-12-10T09:42:28.0366667+00:00

As others advised you in their answers to your question at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77598360/header-file-coff-h-not-exist-even-installed-with-correct-configurations coff.h is a Linux header. Perhaps it is available if you install the Linux development with C++ workload. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/linux/download-install-and-setup-the-linux-development-workload?view=msvc-170
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winapiadmin 0 Reputation points

2023-12-13T15:05:51.8233333+00:00

from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77598360/header-file-coff-h-not-exist-even-installed-with-correct-configurations#comment136801619_77598360

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.38.33130\include" and all files in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC"

it's windows path

RLWA32 45,691 Reputation points

2023-12-13T16:15:53.27+00:00

Well, if you have not configured Visual Studio for Linux development there is no reason for Linux headers to be installed.

Here is coff.h in the filesystem of a Linux VM.

winapiadmin 0 Reputation points

2023-12-29T15:46:20.49+00:00

Do I just install entire Linux development workload if I need only the executable to run in Windows? So long... and I don't need the executable to run in Linux.
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