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Apr 4, 2015 · To use GCC's C++ compiler, I suggest you use either my packages (to create 32-bit and 64-bit executables) or mingw-builds. Alternatively, you can install Cygwin and use its setup.exe to install the MinGW-w64 cross-compiler and use it from there, but if you do not need near-perfect Unix emulation for build scripts, I'd suggest against it.
If you plan on using GCC for "portability," you should be aware that MinGW's GCC does not use the GNU libc runtime. MinGW GCC still relies on the Microsoft Visual C Runtime (MSVCRT) for all of its library needs.
Nov 5, 2015 · The names are quite clear to me: cygwin32-gcc-g++ is a compiler for 32 bit cygwin. gcc-g++ is the basic 64 bit compiler (you probably must install this one). mingw-gcc-g++ is a 32 bit compiler for native 32 bit Windows.
MinGW is a build system using GCC and configured for Windows. TDM64-GCC is also a build system using GCC and configure for Windows. It is based on MinGW but with additional changes.
Msys2 is the best. Has package manager. It has support for both posix (Cygwin or mingw-w64). The only drawback of both is massive crt (16 kb blank main on 64 bit) and links to mscrt.dll which is unsupported and existed since 1998 (mingw-w64 has patches for C99 support but again that adds bloats).
Jun 5, 2024 · Understanding these stages can help you debug your code and optimize your programs more effectively. In this guide, we’ll walk through the entire compilation process on Windows using GCC,...
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Dec 15, 2019 · So if GCC can be installed and executed on Windows using Cygwin, why should we use MinGW? The first reason is that installing GCC over Cygwin is relatively difficult and prone to errors, whereas the installation of MinGW on Windows is very easy.
