The following is a blog post draft addressing the "libisl-23.dll not found" error, typically encountered by developers using MinGW-w64 or GCC on Windows. How to Fix "libisl-23.dll Not Found" Error in MinGW-w64
: Some antivirus programs mistakenly flag these specific DLLs as suspicious and move them to quarantine or delete them entirely. Multiple Toolchains
Search for "Edit the system environment variables" in your Start menu. Click Environment Variables > Select Path > Edit > New. Paste the folder path to your bin directory and save.
Did this resolve your compiler error, or are you still seeing issues with other dependencies?
- Press
Win + Xand select Terminal (Admin) or Command Prompt (Admin). - Navigate to the folder containing the DLL (e.g.,
cd C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin). - Run the registration command:
regsvr32 libisl-23.dll - If successful, you will see a confirmation dialog. If you receive an error ("The module was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer was not found"), ignore it. That just means the DLL isn't designed for registration, but the path is now recognized.
5. Re-register the DLL File
If you have a copy of the libisl-23.dll file, you can try to re-register it.