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Expand Up @@ -221,18 +221,26 @@ the following binaries in your ``PATH`` environment variable::
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc

If the binaries are not located in the ``PATH`` (e.g. ``/usr/bin``),
you can define the following environment variables to give a hint to
you can define the following environment variable to give a hint to
the build system::

export MINGW32_PREFIX="/path/to/i686-w64-mingw32-"
export MINGW64_PREFIX="/path/to/x86_64-w64-mingw32-"
export MINGW_PREFIX="/path/to/mingw"

Where ``/path/to/mingw`` is the path containing the ``bin`` directory where
``i686-w64-mingw32-gcc`` and ``x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc`` are located (e.g.
``/opt/mingw-w64`` if the binaries are located in ``/opt/mingw-w64/bin``).

To make sure you are doing things correctly, executing the following in
the shell should result in a working compiler (the version output may
differ based on your system)::

${MINGW32_PREFIX}gcc --version
# i686-w64-mingw32-gcc (GCC) 6.1.0 20160427 (Mageia MinGW 6.1.0-1.mga6)
${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc --version
# x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc (GCC) 13.2.0

.. note:: When cross-compiling for Windows using MinGW-w64, keep in mind only
``x86_64`` and ``x86_32`` architectures are supported. Be sure to
specify the right ``arch=`` option when invoking SCons if building
from a different architecture.

Troubleshooting
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