Installing MinGW under Windows

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This article applies to the following versions
Platform MinGW
Windows XP 5.1.4
Status: Up to Date

[edit] MinGW-5.1.4

[edit] Download and install MinGW

Download MinGW-5.1.4.exe from here. When running the installer:

  • Choose Download and Install
  • Read and accept the license agreement
  • Select Current Pacakge
  • When choosing the components to install you'll need:
    • MinGW base tools
    • g++ compiler
    • MinGW Make
  • Select a destination folder.
  • Confirm the start menu folder.

[edit] Add \bin to the Path environment variable

Add the bin folder of your MinGW installation (e.g. C:\MinGW\bin) to your Windows environment Path variable (see Adding an Environment Variable under Windows). This is done in order to enable the MinGW make application to run from command prompt.

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