[Q] Windows: non-MSVC Toolchains : r cpp - Reddit I'm using w64devkit mingw I still have to support Windows 7 and XP targets I use msys2 for my primary dev setup, but w64devkit for a more controlled release build
Problems with clangd and C header files : r HelixEditor - Reddit Recently I started using Helix (version 24 03) on Windows (10) to program in C (yeah, sounds crazy but you can with the help of something like w64devkit) However, I've encountered a recurring problem where the editor cannot find certain header files such as stdio h
Compiling a program on Windows : r C_Programming - Reddit Specifically because I was tired of the obstacles on the path to setting up a reasonable development environment doing on Windows, I put together my own Mingw-w64 distribution that packs all the necessities into a small, "portable" zip: w64devkit (see Releases) It comes with compilers, debugger, assemblers, build system, mini unix-like environment (BusyBox), and editor (Vim) Doesn't require
How to manage 3rd party libraries? : r C_Programming - Reddit Personally I would avoid msys2 and just use GCC with proper MSVC ABI One such distro is w64devkit You need a custom triplet with vcpkg to tell it how to use the toolchain, but that's about it
Anyone have any tips for developing on Windows? : r gamedev I made use of msys2 to get myself a linux like environment that works on Windows and compiles native Windows programs I later made use of w64devkit but am not as experienced with it I can compile my SDL programs with it though after setting up the libraries in the right ways
Where to download FORTRAN compiler? : r fortran - Reddit I recently started to provide gfortran builds of my w64devkit, a Mingw-w64 distribution Download the "fortran" build (i e w64devkit-fortran-1 5 0 zip), unzip it wherever is convenient, and double-click activate bat in the unzipped folder This will bring up a console window running a unix-like environment with everything set up and ready to go It includes Vim for editing code (run vimtutor
How to include png library : r C_Programming - Reddit If you're using a standalone Mingw-w64 toolchain without a package manager, such as the distribution I maintain, w64devkit (see "Releases" on the right), you can compile and install zlib and libpng from source in a few steps