Getting mingw-get to install correctly - mingw/msys path missing plus more!

Question

I\'m running windows XP.

I have been following this tutorial and so downloading mingw-get-inst here.

I\'ve done this a couple times and the last time I check

Answer 1

The MSYS and MinGW installation procedure is a nightmare, and has got worse over the years. If you just want the compiler suite (no UNIX tools like sed, grep), then I suggest you go to Twilight Dragon Media and download GCC from there. If you also want all the tools, including the Bash shell, the easiest way I've found to get them is to install Git for Windows (which you may want anyway), which includes them all. And if you want a C++ IDE that works well with GCC, take a look at Code::Blocks.