MSYS2 Reviews and details

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• Trying to find the real MinGW

  Hi, I have been learning C++ recently using Visual Studio and Replit and wanted to switch to using a compiler with the windows command prompt. When I search up how to install MinGW there are multiple tutorials of indian people and other people who use totally different links and download pages in each video and I'm not sure which one to trust. Is msys2.org the correct website or is sourceforge or a different... Source: 11 months ago

• Getting “QT with MinGW support”?

  Apart from what other people already said, http://msys2.org/ is another easy-to-setup option. Source: over 1 year ago

• I Hate Windows!

  Also FYI: there’s a project called MSYS2 which derives from Cygwin and seeks to provide a proper set of Unix tools on Windows, including split: https://packages.msys2.org/package/coreutils. Source: over 1 year ago

• std::cout << "It's a pain";

  Still, it isn't a compiler. You also need to install the Visual Studio build tools, or GCC and/or Clang through MSYS2. Source: over 1 year ago

• Installing MinGW W64 with FFMPEG on Windows and fixing the weird "file downloaded incorrectly" error.

  Download the latest msys2 installer from http://msys2.org/ and run it. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

• What is MSYS2 and why do I need it to code in C on VS?

  MSYS2 is a software building platform for compiling and building Linux software that work on Windows already, but prefer a Unix-like environment. Source: about 2 years ago

• Is cpp compiling in windows a mess or is it just my head?

  Btw to install GCC under Windows easily I recommend MSys2. MinGW is basically just a Windows port of GCC. Source: over 2 years ago

• What does the compiler's name tell me about the compiler?

  When I go to msys2.org I see packages offered which seem to include compilers similar to mine. But I don't really understand what they are. I found this definition of msys2: "a collection of tools and libraries providing you with an easy-to-use environment for building, installing and running native Windows software". Source: over 2 years ago