Since the original mingGW installer from underneath is not always working this is the best possibility to install the latest version of MingGW-64. Download the latest MSYS2 Installer and follow the steps in the wizard. After installing MSYS2, open the "MSYS2 MINGW64" terminal and download the Mingw-w64 toolchain with help of the package manager:
MinGW-w64 comprises development tools for compiling and debugging. Download the Mingw-w64 Installer from here and follow the steps in the wizard. It is essential that the installation path does not contain any spaces. Therefore, you cannot install MinGW-w64 in Program Files. We recommend to create a folder mingw-w64 on your system drive (e.g., C:\mingw). Install a current version and specify as thread when requested. Additionally, choose the architecture .
After installing, you need to edit the PATH variable. You can access the System Control Center by pressing . In the System window, click . For Windows 10, a quick access is to enter "Edit the system environment variables" in the Start Search of Windows and click the button "Environment Variables". Change the PATH variable (double-click on it or Select and ), and add the path where your MinGW-w64 has been installed to e.g., C:\mingw\mingw64\bin or C:\msys64\mingw64\bin. This folder should contain a number of .exe-files that you can see in your Explorer.
Open the command prompt of Windows either via the Program Menu or type in the Start Search of Windows. Enter:
If you get an error such as "Command g++ not found", then something went wrong. In this case, verify that the PATH variable was successfully set and directs to the correct installation path. Additionally, open a new command prompt and try to execute the command again. If you try to reinstall, do not forget to restart the command prompt again (it does not update automatically). If this does not help, please ask for advice in the Forum.
In your installation folder, inside the bin directory, you should find a file called mingw32-make.exe. Create a copy of the file in the same directory named make.exe. This is because this file is the one you will use to compile 4diac FORTE, and "make" is the command used for that throughout the documentation.
Now that you successfully installed a compiler, you can continue with the next step of the installation tutorial. All information in the installation tutorial is based on a setup with MinGW-w64. For users with previous experience in building a 4diac FORTE, the details are listed:
If you want to build a 4diac FORTE, here is a quick link back:
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