Mingw-w64
GNU development software for Windows
mingw-w64.org
MinGW GCC For M68K
Mingw-w64 is a free and open-source suite of development tools that generate Portable Executable (PE) binaries for Microsoft Windows. It was forked in 2005–2010 from MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows). Mingw-w64 includes … Wikipedia
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MinGW-w64
Original author OneVision Software
Developers Kai Tietz, Jonathan Yong, various GNU contributors
Factsheet
MinGW-w64
Original author OneVision Software
Developers Kai Tietz, Jonathan Yong, various GNU contributors
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mingw-w64
mingw-w64.org › getting-started › msys2
Windows / MSYS2 (GCC) - mingw-w64
After installation, open "MSYS2 UCRT64" from the Start menu and install the C and C++ compiler: $ pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc · To check the version of the provided GCC and mingw-w64: $ pacman -Qi mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc | grep Version Version : 14.2.0-2 # GCC Version $ pacman -Qi ...
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MSYS2
msys2.org
MSYS2
Installing MSYS2 requires 64 bit Windows 10 (1809+) or newer. Enter your desired Installation Folder. We recommend using the default, see installation folder recommendations for more information. When done, click Finish. Now MSYS2 is ready for you and a terminal for the UCRT64 environment will launch. You will probably want to install some tools like the mingw-w64 GCC to start compiling projects.
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DevDungeon
devdungeon.com › content › install-gcc-compiler-windows-msys2-cc
Install gcc compiler on Windows with MSYS2 for C/C++ | DevDungeon
October 13, 2018 - In the MSYS2 bash shell, use pacman again to install the build toolchain and compilers. Run the command below to install the mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain package group. # Install make, autoconf, etc to C:\msys64\usr\bin pacman -S base-devel gcc ...
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Medium
sajidifti.medium.com › how-to-install-gcc-and-gdb-on-windows-using-msys2-tutorial-0fceb7e66454
How to Install GCC and GDB on Windows Using MSYS2 — Tutorial | by Sajid Anam Ifti | Medium
November 23, 2023 - For developers transitioning to or working in a Windows environment, setting up a robust toolchain for C and C++ programming is crucial. In this tutorial, I will guide you through the process of installing GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) and GDB (GNU Debugger) on Windows using MSYS2, a software distribution and building platform.
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Instructables
instructables.com › design › software
Learn to Install GCC (Mingw-w64) Compiler Tools on Windows 10 Using MSYS2 : 9 Steps - Instructables
November 28, 2022 - Learn to Install GCC (Mingw-w64) Compiler Tools on Windows 10 Using MSYS2: We will learn How to install 64 bit (GCC) GNU Compiler Collection on a Windows 10 system using MSYS2 installer for C/C++ software development. After installing GCC, we will compile a Win32/64 GUI applica…
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Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 51724007 › msys2-install-gcc-or-toolchain
mingw - MSYS2 - Install gcc or toolchain? - Stack Overflow
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Found on the mailing list:

Then you can install toolchain by typing:
pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-toolchain
or
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
It installs full MinGW-w64 GCC with prerequisites. If you don't need full
GCC then you can install only needed languages. Variants are:
32bit:
mingw-w64-i686-gcc  - C/C++
mingw-w64-i686-ada
mingw-w64-i686-fortran
mingw-w64-i686-objc  - ObjC/ObjC++

64bit:
mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc  - C/C++
mingw-w64-x86_64-ada
mingw-w64-x86_64-fortran
mingw-w64-x86_64-objc  - ObjC/ObjC++

So the toolchain installs all available languages, not just gcc.

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MSYS2
packages.msys2.org › packages › mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
Package: mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc - MSYS2 Packages
Installed Size: 245.01 MB · Source-Only Tarball: https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/sources/mingw-w64-gcc-15.2.0-13.src.tar.zst · Dependencies: mingw-w64-x86_64-binutils · mingw-w64-x86_64-crt · mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc-libs =15.2.0-13 · mingw-w64-x86_64-gmp · mingw-w64-x86_64-headers · mingw-w64-x86_64-isl · mingw-w64-x86_64-mpc · mingw-w64-x86_64-mpfr · mingw-w64-x86_64-windows...
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Xanthium
xanthium.in › how-to-install-gcc-64bit-mingw-w64-binary-tool-chain-c-cpp-dev-windows10-using-msys2-beginner-tutorial
Learn to install GCC (Mingw-w64) compiler tools on Windows 10 using MSYS2 | xanthium enterprises
In this tutorial ,We will learn How to install 64 bit (GCC) GNU Compiler Collection (Mingw-w64 port) on a Windows 10 system using MSYS2 installer for C/C++ software development.
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Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 75606954 › bash-gcc-command-not-found-error-while-installing-gcc-gdb-and-g-with-m
windows - "bash: gcc: command not found" -- Error while installing GCC, GDB and G++ with MSYS2 - Stack Overflow
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Set the environment variable path as C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin in case if you have installed gcc using pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc.

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You can install gcc using: pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc and set environment variable path as C:\msys64\mingw64\bin.

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Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com › docs › cpp › config-mingw
Using GCC with MinGW
November 3, 2021 - You can install the C/C++ extension by searching for 'C++' in the Extensions view (⇧⌘X (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+X)). Get the latest version of MinGW-w64 via MSYS2, which provides up-to-date native builds of GCC, MinGW-w64, and other helpful C++ tools and libraries.
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Solarian Programmer
solarianprogrammer.com › 2019 › 11 › 05 › install-gcc-windows
Install GCC 9 on Windows - Build C, C++ and Fortran programs | Solarian Programmer
We are done with the installation. Write exit in the MSYS2 Terminal to exit cleanly: ... Next, when you want to compile and run C, C++ or Fortran programs you will need to go to Windows Start → MSYS2 64 bit → MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit: be careful which option you select, otherwise you will get errors when you try to use the compilers. ... 1 $ gcc --version 2 gcc.exe (Rev2, Built by MSYS2 project) 9.2.0 3 Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/learnprogramming › why is installing gcc complier so hard. used msys2 to help with installing mingw-w64
r/learnprogramming on Reddit: why is installing gcc complier so hard. used msys2 to help with installing Mingw-w64
March 18, 2023 -

Unable to resolve configuration with compilerPath "gcc". Using "C:\MinGW\bin\gcc.exe" instead. (this is visual studio code ide)

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I don't code in C++, but if I was going to code in C++ on Windows then I'd just install Visual Studio Community Edition which is a complete IDE that supports C++. It's a lot less hassle than trying to get other compilers working on Windows, if the posts in this sub are anything to go by.
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Install WSL2 and clang or gcc instead.
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MSYS2
packages.msys2.org › packages › gcc
Package: gcc - MSYS2 Packages
Installed Size: 197.99 MB · Source-Only Tarball: https://mirror.msys2.org/msys/sources/gcc-15.2.0-1.src.tar.zst · Dependencies: binutils · gcc-libs =15.2.0-1 · gmp · isl · libiconv · libintl · mpc · mpfr · msys2-runtime-devel · msys2-w32api-headers · msys2-w32api-runtime · windows-default-manifest ·
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GitHub
github.com › orlp › dev-on-windows › wiki › Installing-GCC--&-MSYS2
Installing GCC & MSYS2 · orlp/dev-on-windows Wiki · GitHub
Note that MSYS2 also puts a lot of other tools in this directory, most notably Python. So put these entries below any other tools you might have installed in your PATH. Done. Now you can use gcc, g++, etc to get your 64-bit targeting compiler from your regular command line.
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C++ Programming Language
cpp-lang.net › setup gcc on windows
Setup GCC on Windows | C++ Programming Language
In this article, we will show you how to install one of the · latest versions of the GCC compiler that will allow you to create programs in C++. On Windows, the GCC compiler is part of the MSYS2 package.
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Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 64078800 › gcc-not-added-to-system-path-on-pacman-install
linux - GCC not added to system path on pacman install - Stack Overflow
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Since you installed mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc it seems like you want to compile 64-bit native Windows applications. Therefore, you should start MSYS2 by running mingw64.exe, found at the top level of your MSYS2 installation. That will put /mingw64/bin/ on your PATH and set some other useful environment variables.

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I have found simply adding C:\msys64\mingw64\bin to the host windows computers PATH variable this, in turn, adds \mingw64\bin to the MSYS2 $PATH solving the problem.

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GitHub
github.com › msys2 › MSYS2-packages › issues › 293
install gcc on msys2 · Issue #293 · msys2/MSYS2-packages
July 14, 2015 - Hi, whats the right package to install gcc on msys2? pacman -S gcc pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc I use: msys2-x86_64-20150512.exe Thanks, A
Published   Jul 14, 2015
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GitHub
gist.github.com › alandsilva26 › 53cd2fecf253554c2f671766d3df5d66
Instructions for installing GCC Compiler on Windows · GitHub
Install MSYS2 MSYS2. This will install the linux shell on your Machine. Update packages and mirrors using pacman -Syu. ... Note: Keep pressing ENTER to select the default installation instructions. pacman -S --needed base-devel mingw-w64-i6...
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Dmitriev
blog.dmitriev.de › kb › msys › msys
How to install gcc and clang on Windows using MSYS
May 28, 2025 - COLLECT_GCC=C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\gcc.exe ... Thread model: posix Supported LTO compression algorithms: zlib zstd gcc version 15.1.0 (Rev1, Built by MSYS2 project) clang -v clang version 20.1.3 Target: x86_64-w64-windows-gnu Thread model: posix InstalledDir: C:/msys64/ucrt64/bin
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Github-wiki-see
github-wiki-see.page › m › Jefsv › dev-on-windows › wiki › Installing-GCC-&-MSYS2
Installing GCC & MSYS2 - Jefsv/dev-on-windows GitHub Wiki
Note that MSYS2 also puts a lot of other tools in this directory, most notably Python. So put these entries below any other tools you might have installed in your PATH. Done. Now you can use gcc, g++, etc to get your 64-bit targeting compiler from your regular command line.
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