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MinGW-w64 vs MSYS2

A side-by-side look at MinGW-w64 and MSYS2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MinGW-w64

MinGW-w64

Development

MinGW-w64 is an open source development environment for Windows that allows you to compile native Windows applications using the GCC compiler. It provides ports of GNU development tools and utilities for Windows.

ccgcccompilerdevelopmentmingwopen-source
MSYS2

MSYS2

Development

MSYS2 is a software distribution and building platform for Windows that provides a Unix-like environment. It includes bash shell support, a package manager, and the tools needed to build native Windows programs.

bashpackage-managerbuild-toolswindows-programs

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