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jokoon
jokoon

Reputation: 6633

What is an easy way to install a unix terminal with a C++ mingw compiler?

I'm going to teach students to use SFML with C++, and I'm afraid the school doesn't have visual studio C++ installed, or will be a bit heavy to use for those students.

I want to have a plan B and have the option of a simple makefile that I can build on windows with SFML.

https://www.sfml-dev.org/download/sfml/2.5.1/ this page offers binaries compiled with different, specific versions of mingw with their respective mingw package links, unfortunately mingw doesn't include an unix terminal, like the one included with git-bash, so I can run a makefile.

What are the steps required to have a problem unix terminal, running in windows, minsys, msys2 or not, that can work well with those mingw packages? I have trouble finding help or proper instructions.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 113

Answers (1)

igagis
igagis

Reputation: 2079

You want https://www.msys2.org/

It provides bash terminal and already contains mingw compiler. Perhaps it even has SFML packages already.

Upvotes: 1

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