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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.
Check if your PATH system variables look something like this:
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
- On the left side, right click on your project (in the Project Explorer)
- Choose Build Project
- Run > Run (or Run > Debug)
- The Console (at the bottom) should show !!!Hello World!!!
- You’re all set.
Optional packages to install (use the MinGW console)
mingw-get install msys-wget
mingw-get install msys-zip
mingw-get install msys-unzip
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
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Why is the jdk required?
12 May 2010 |
Actually, that’s my mistake, the Java runtime should be enough (It’s for Eclipse)
12 May 2010 |
Have you compiled new OSG version 3.0.1 with MinGW ? do you have binariers ?
23 Sep 2011 |
Haven’t tried it yet, but I think the procedure should be the same.
12 Oct 2011 |
I archieve the tutorial.
Mingw is working well (I succeed to compile a program using windows cmd.exe). I created a new project (with the c language instead of c++) , toolchain showed Mingw gcc. But when i tried to run (ctrl F11) a error message appeared : Launch Fail Binary not Found.
19 Jun 2012 |
Can you check with windows explorer if the binary is created properly? Maybe eclipse uses the wrong path when trying to launch the executable.
20 Jun 2012 |
I had the same, I did a few things and then I didn’t get the error anymore.
1) closed all other projects: right-mouse on this project and select ‘Close Unrelated Projects’. Not sure if this one’s relevant but I had a number of Java projects opened so who knows
2) “Project>> Clean…” >> clean all
3) “Project>> Build All”
That fixed Guillame’s error (which I was having too). I do think that there’s still something not going 100% right. This is the output in the Console now:
—————————————————————
**** Build of configuration Debug for project hellocplusplus ****
**** Internal Builder is used for build ****
Nothing to build for hellocplusplus
—————————————————————
Any ideas?
13 Aug 2012 |
I’ve updated the guide, seems like it doesn’t autobuild the binary. Just select your project on the left side, rightclick it and hit build project. That will give you a working binary.
14 Aug 2012 |
I also had this problem. To fix, I reinstalled mingw and chose the option to download the latest builds during the install and installed the optional things with mingw console.
07 Oct 2012 |