MSYS2 is a software distro and building platform for Windows
At its core is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software. It provides a bash shell, Autotools, revision control systems and the like for building native Windows applications using MinGW-w64 toolchains.
It features a package management system to provide easy installation of packages, Pacman. It brings many powerful features such as dependency resolution and simple complete system upgrades, as well as straight-forward package building.
Installation restrictions:
- MSYS2 can't be installed on FAT* partitions.
- Current MSYS2 can't be installed on Windows XP anymore.
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Download and run the installer - "x86_64" for 64-bit, "i686" for 32-bit Windows
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Click "Next"
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Enter Installation Folder (ASCII, no accents, spaces nor symlinks, short path)
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Tick Run MSYS2 now
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Update the package database and core system packages with:
pacman -Syu
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If needed, close MSYS2, run it again from Start menu. Update the rest with:
pacman -Su
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Now Pacman is fully committed to the Windows cause :)
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Take look at Detailed MSYS2 install guide
for troubleshooting and additional details on how to keep your MSYS2 up-to-date.
Authors and Contributors
- Alexpux (Алексей)
- martell (Martell Malone)
- mingwandroid (Ray Donnelly)
- Elieux (David Macek)
- Renato Silva
- niXman
Support and Contact
- read our wiki on GitHub
- file issues on GitHub
- search for older issues for msys2 packages on GitHub
- search for older issues for mingw-w64 packages on GitHub
- search for very old tickets on SourceForge
- read and post to our mailing list
- talk on our IRC channel
- read older discussion on SourceForge
- more links on our developer homepage on GitHub
Donations
Webmoney transfer
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To Paypal account: alexpux@gmail.com
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