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<p>On <strong>Windows</strong> you can install a compiler by downloading and installing <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a>. If you use the installer at some point it may present you with a list of possible packages. Make sure you pick at least <code>mingw32-base</code> and <code>msys-base</code>. Once installed you need to add the compiler and other programs to your system <code>PATH</code> variable. To do this follow <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm">these instructions</a> appending the value <code>;C:\MinGW\bin</code> to the variable called <code>PATH</code>. You can create this variable if it doesn't exist. You may need to restart <code>cmd.exe</code> for the changes to take effect. This will allow you to run a compiler from the command line <code>cmd.exe</code>. It will also install other programs which make <code>cmd.exe</code> act like a Unix command line.</p> |
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It would be better to direct readers directly to msys2 instead of mingw because in my experience installing msys2 is easier and more maintainable than pure MinGW installation although this may install more packages I see it better for beginners especially with using mint termianl (msys2 shell) take a look at this link:
https://www.msys2.org/
