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://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases/tag/nightly-x86_64
• Download: msys2-base-x86_64-latest.tar.xz
• Extract it to: E:\Temp\msys64
  • You can choose a different location.
• Run: msys2_shell.cmd
• Restart MSYS2 if you're instructed to.
• In MSYS2, repeatedly run pacman -Syuu until you see:

  :: Synchronizing package databases...
   clangarm64 is up to date
   mingw32 is up to date
   mingw64 is up to date
   ucrt64 is up to date
   clang32 is up to date
   clang64 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 m4 make nasm ninja patch tar texinfo mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-rust
• You can customize the terminal's appearance with Right Click > Options.... I prefer:
  • Text: Consolas, 16pt
  • Window: 120 Columns, 50 Rows

Important Notes

The build scripts assume that:

• C:\MinGW contains the previous version of the distro.
  • This assumption is centralized in 0_append_distro_path.sh, where it says export X_DISTRO_ROOT=/c/mingw.
• E:\Temp\gcc is usable as a working directory.
  • This assumption is centralized in 0_append_distro_path.sh, where it says export X_WORK_DIR=/e/temp/gcc.
• The build scripts live next to the sources, not directly within E:\Temp\gcc.
  • I put the build scripts and the sources into E:\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