docs: add links to download C compilers (#13984)

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@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ git clone https://github.com/vlang/v
cd v
make
```
See [here](https://github.com/vlang/v/wiki/Installing-a-C-compiler-on-Linux-and-macOS)
for how to install the development tools.
### Windows:
You need `git`, and a C compiler like `tcc`, `gcc`, `clang` or `msvc`:
@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ NB: You can also pass one of `-gcc`, `-msvc`, `-clang` to `make.bat` instead,
if you do prefer to use a different C compiler, but -tcc is small, fast, and
easy to install (V will download a prebuilt binary automatically).
For C compiler downloads and more info, see
[here](https://github.com/vlang/v/wiki/Installing-a-C-compiler-on-Windows).
It is recommended to add this folder to the PATH of your environment variables.
This can be done with the command `v.exe symlink`.