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Specification's of MSYS2
MSYS2 is a software building platform that allows you to compile and build Linux software that works on Windows. It requires 64 bit Windows 8.1 or newer.
MSYS2 has three subsystems: msys2, mingw32, mingw64.
The mingw subsystems provide native Windows programs. There are two types of packages in MSYS2:
- msys: packages run on the emulation layer and are typically POSIX-only programs.
- mingw: packages run natively just like any other Windows program.
MSYS2 has the following specifications:
- Requires 64 bit Windows 8.1 or newer
- Installation folder must be a short ASCII-only path on an NTFS volume
- No accents, spaces, symlinks, subst or network drives, or FAT
- Requires admin rights to install into C:\msys64 folder
- Disable firewall during install
- Don’t use backslash ** but slash / instead, for paths
- Two recommended tools for scanning a repository and finding packages that contain specific files are pacman -F and pkgfile
Developer's Description
MSYS2 is a software distribution and building platform for Windows. It provides a Unix-like environment, a command-line interface, and a software repository. MSYS2 makes it easier to:
- Install, use, build, and port software on Windows
- Compile and build Linux software that work on Windows already
- Build native Windows applications using MinGW-w64 toolchains
MSYS2 features include:
- Up-to-date native builds for GCC, mingw-w64, CPython, CMake, Meson, OpenSSL, FFmpeg, Rust, and Ruby
- A package management system called Pacman
- A Bash shell, Autotools, and revision control systems
- Packages built from programmatic recipes to ensure builds are reproducible
MSYS2 is based on open source software. It requires admin rights to install into the C:\msys64 folder. During installation, you should disable your firewall and use slash / instead of backslash ** for paths.
