From 37032dabd657ae567011e7ab4f881ecbf476eb76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Folke Lemaitre <folke.lemaitre@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:41:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(treesitter): add installation instructions to get a C
 compiler on windows

---
 lua/lazyvim/health.lua          | 3 +++
 lua/lazyvim/util/treesitter.lua | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/health.lua b/lua/lazyvim/health.lua
index 7af6ad94..2542c150 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/health.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/health.lua
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ function M.check()
       "See the requirements at [nvim-treesitter](https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#requirements)"
     )
     info("Run `:checkhealth nvim-treesitter` for more information.")
+    if vim.fn.has("win32") == 1 and not health["C compiler"] then
+      info("Install a C compiler with `winget install --id=BrechtSanders.WinLibs.POSIX.UCRT -e`")
+    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/treesitter.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/treesitter.lua
index d5c845fd..23795005 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/treesitter.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/treesitter.lua
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ function M.build(cb)
         "See the requirements at [nvim-treesitter](https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#requirements)",
         "Run `:checkhealth nvim-treesitter` for more information.",
       })
+      if vim.fn.has("win32") == 1 and not health["C compiler"] then
+        lines[#lines + 1] = "Install a C compiler with `winget install --id=BrechtSanders.WinLibs.POSIX.UCRT -e`"
+      end
       vim.list_extend(lines, err and { "", err } or {})
       LazyVim.error(lines, { title = "LazyVim Treesitter" })
     end