mingw-w64 ☆

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Description:
Minimalist GNU for Windows and GCC cross-compilers

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: cross-compilation windows gcc c++ toolchain

Install: brew install mingw-w64

About:
MinGW-w64 is a fork of the original MinGW project, providing a complete open-source programming toolchain for compiling native Windows applications. It includes recent versions of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and the GNU Binutils, enabling developers to create 64-bit and 32-bit Windows executables from Linux, macOS, or Windows hosts.

Key Features:

Supports both 64-bit (x86_64) and 32-bit (i686) Windows targets
Includes GCC, GDB, and other essential GNU build tools
Provides full POSIX API compatibility for Windows
Enables cross-compilation from non-Windows operating systems

Use Cases:

Cross-compiling C/C++ applications for Windows from Linux or macOS environments
Porting open-source Unix/Linux software to the Windows platform
Developing native Windows software without relying on Microsoft Visual Studio

Alternatives:

MSYS2 – Provides a full Unix-like environment and package manager (pacman) on Windows, using MinGW-w64 toolchains under the hood.
LLVM/Clang – A modern compiler infrastructure that can target Windows directly, often used as an alternative to GCC for cross-compilation.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 5:09am		2	VERSION_BUMP	f618be8f