MinGW Distro: nuwen.net/mingw.html

Here are the build scripts for my MinGW distro.

You'll need to run them in MSYS2, which you can set up without an installer:

• Go to: https://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2/files/Base/x86_64/
• Download: msys2-base-x86_64-20160205.tar.xz
• Extract it to: C:\Temp\gcc\msys64
• Run: msys2_shell.bat
• RECYCLE MSYS2, which means:
  • Close MSYS2 by clicking the window's red X. (Don't type exit.)
  • In Task Manager, terminate pacman.exe if it's still running. (Sometimes it will, sometimes it won't.)
  • Restart MSYS2.
• In MSYS2, run: update-core
• RECYCLE MSYS2.
• In MSYS2, run: pacman -Syuu
• RECYCLE MSYS2. Note that from now on, you'll need to run: msys2_shell.cmd
• Repeat the previous two steps until you see this:

$ pacman -Syuu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 mingw32 is up to date
 mingw64 is up to date
 msys is up to date
:: Starting core system upgrade...
 there is nothing to do
:: Starting full system upgrade...
 there is nothing to do

• In MSYS2, run: pacman -Su cmake diffutils make nasm patch tar texinfo
• RECYCLE MSYS2.

Important Notes

The build scripts assume that they can use C:\Temp\gcc as a working directory and that they do not live directly within it. They also assume that they live next to the sources. I generally put both of them into C:\Temp\gcc\sources-VERSION .

I highly recommend that you execute each build script by hand before attempting to run it in one shot.

Stephan T. Lavavej - stl@nuwen.net