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mingw-w64

brew install mingw-w64 v14.0.0_1 ZPL-2.1 AND (GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only) AND (GPL-3.0-or-later WITH GCC-exception-3.1)

GCC cross-compiler and runtime for building native Windows binaries from Linux or macOS.

Why you might care

Essential for cross-compiling C/C++ code to Windows targets without leaving your Unix development environment. Provides the complete GNU toolchain (gcc, binutils, headers, runtime) needed to produce standalone .exe files for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. Often a build dependency for projects that need Windows support.

Categories

compiler cross-compiler

Alternatives

MSVC Clang Wine

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Runtime dependencies

gmp isl libmpc mpfr zstd

Build dependencies

pkgconf texinfo

Links

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/
Brew formula source: Formula/m/mingw-w64.rb

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