

You can now delete "C:\install" and "C:\boost-build" Adding to projectsĮ.g. When this is done you should see the following output This is going to take awhile, so try to run this command right before beginning the director's cut of Lord of the Ring Return of the King.
#MINGW INSTALLER INSTALL#
Navigate back up to the boost unzipped root directoryī2 -build-dir="C:\install\boost_1_68_0\build" -build-type=complete -prefix="C:\boost" toolset=gcc install Set PATH=%PATH% C:\boost-build\bin Building Boost Mkdir C:\install\boost_1_68_0\boost-buildĪdd C:\boost-build\bin to your session PATH variable Powershell -command "Expand-Archive C:\install\boost_1_68_0.zip C:\install"Ĭd C:\install\boost_1_68_0 Make directories for building and install G++ -version should return the following infoĬd C:\install unzip to "install/boost_1_68_0" Install cygwin and install the following additional packages through cywin’s setup utility: rsync, patch, diffutils, curl, make, unzip, git, m4, perl - and of course mingw64-i686-gcc-core or mingw64-x8664-gcc-core.

Mklink /J C:\MinGW "C:\Program Files\mingw-w64\x86_64-8.1.0-posix-seh-rt_v6-rev0\mingw64"Īdd this to the session and system PATH environment variable It should now contain the following two filesĬhange the Architecture from i868 to x86_64Ĭlick next and keep the default install locationĬlick Finish to exit the installer After the install, add a hard link (junction) to the folderĮnter the following command to create a link to MinGW folder in C:\ Note: This should work perfectly with other versions of boost as well Get the boost_1_68_0.zip source from Sourceforge
#MINGW INSTALLER DOWNLOAD#
The main download is covered by the licensing terms at This page is designed to enable the easy download, installation, and running of MinGW-3.1.0-1.
#MINGW INSTALLER FREE#
Get the MinGW installer mingw-w64-install.exe from Sourceforge MinGW is a free suite of programs and utilities for Windows that includes the GNU Fortran Compiler and a utility to make. Note: if you need to install any of the libraries that need dependencies, see this great answer from stack overflow Get files needed for install In the next screen there are several options. Then, run it like any other program and click on Install. This installation process should be thorough enough to simply copy and paste commands, but robust enough to install everything you need. The first thing you have to do is download the installer from the official link. Installing boost on Windows using MinGW-w64 (gcc 64-bit) Introductionīoost is easy when you are using headers or pre-compiled binaries for visual studio, but it can be a pain to compile from source on windows, especially when you want the 64-bit version of MinGW to use gcc/g++.
