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Topic: installing mathlib problem


Souma Ray (Sep 13 2025 at 02:11):

Hello, I am trying to install Lean 4 on Windows. I am persistently getting the error: unknown executable cache error. I have tried a complete reinstallation of elan, cleaning my PATH, and creating a fresh project with the toolchain pinned to v4.9.1, but the error remains. My Get-Command lake points to the correct .elan\bin directory. Can anyone help me troubleshoot what environmental issue on my PC could be causing this?

Anthony Wang (Sep 13 2025 at 02:13):

Did you forget to add mathlib as a dependency for your project? https://github.com/leanprover-community/mathlib4/wiki/Using-mathlib4-as-a-dependency

Notification Bot (Sep 13 2025 at 09:14):

This topic was moved here from #general > installing mathlib problem by Patrick Massot.


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