Notes

This is a short guide on how to install MinGW and MSYS using the latest stable. This guide has been updated on 21/12/2011

Requirements

• The MinGW installer package (mingw-get-inst-20111118.exe).
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE 6, update 30)
• Eclipse (Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers, select 32bit or 64bit depending on your JRE)

Installing the MinGW and Msys

• Run mingw-get-inst-20111118.exe
• Choose “Download latest repository catalogues”
  
• Accept the license agreement
• Use the default folder (C:\MinGW)
• When asked to select the components, choose: C Compiler, C++ Compiler, MSYS Basic System and MinGW Developer Toolkit.
  
• Add C:\MinGW\bin;C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\bin; to your PATH system variables (at the beginning).
• Done.

Install the IDE

• Install the JRE with the default settings
• To install eclipse, unzip the content to C:\Program Files\eclipse
• Create a shortcut to Eclipse.exe on the desktop
• Done.

Creating a HelloWorld Project

• Open up Eclipse
• File > New > Project
• Select C/C++ > C++ Project
• Click on Next
• Change project name to “Hello World”
• Click on Hello World C++ Project (Toolchain should show MinGW GCC)
• Click Finish
• Run > Run (or press CTRL-F11)
• The Console (at the bottom) should show !!!Hello World!!!
• You’re all set.

Additional resources

• http://www.blogistan.co.uk/qt/2009/12/where_get_mingw_qt_46.php
• http://max.berger.name/howto/cdt/ar01s03.jsp
• http://wiki.openttd.org/Compiling_on_MinGW
• http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki/EFLWindowsXP
• http://www.mingw.org/wiki/HOWTO_Install_the_MinGW_GCC_Compiler_Suite
• http://www.mingw.org/wiki/MSYS