MinGW (x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc not found)

Question

A make file I got is trying to use

x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe

but my system can't find it. Please see picture below.

x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe is not in C:\MinGW\bin where I expected to find it (although that directory does have gcc.exe and others).

For reference, I used the "Download Installer" link from http://www.mingw.org/ to install MinGW. I'm on a 64 bit Windows 7 machine.

Where/how am I supposed to get x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc ?

Answer 1

There are three main versions of the MingW:

1- mingw32-gcc.exe the compiler will build 32-bit applications on 32-bit systems.

2- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe the compiler will build 32-bit applications on 64-bit systems.

3- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe the compiler will build 64-bit applications on 64-bit systems.

of course, more details arise once you read the documentation. ensure you are installing the correct version.