Mismatch between Python pei-x86-64 and MinGW-w64 pei-i386 arches

[fireundubh]

Describe the bug
When I try to use Nuitka to compile with x64 Python and MinGW-w64, Nuitka throws the following exception:

Mismatch between Python pei-x86-64 and MinGW64 ('pei-i386') arches

The maintainer of Nuitka told me this is a real error. The arches must match. Either the x64 arch of MinGW-w64 is not installed, or an undocumented environment variable is needed to switch the arch.

The Software installed on GitHub-hosted runners page does not provide any guidance and confusingly lists MinGW instead of MinGW-w64 although choco install mingw installs MinGW-w64.

Virtual environments affected

• Windows Server 2019

[fireundubh]

From testing choco locally, choco install mingw appears to install the x86 arch of MinGW-w64. Would this issue be better off as a tool request?

[github-actions]

This issue has not had any activity for 45 days and will be closed in 45 days if there continues to be no activity.

[andy-mishechkin]

MinGW 64 is planned to add as part of MSYS2:
#30

[AlenaSviridenko]

PR with MSYS2 installation: #632. It will be merged after pandemic is going down in order not to bring possibly dangerous changes on image and reduce customers impact.
Thanks!

[mati865]

From testing choco locally, choco install mingw appears to install the x86 arch of MinGW-w64. Would this issue be better off as a tool request?

Choco installs arch matching the OS arch so you get i686 mingw-w64 on 32 bit Windows and x86_64 on 64 bit Windows.
On the CI only x86_64 mingw-w64 is installed: https://github.com/mati865/actions-test/runs/638620890?check_suite_focus=true

[vsafonkin]

Hi @fireundubh , MinGW-w64 is installed on Windows images. I've closed this issue, please feel free reopen it if you have any concerns or problems. Thank you!