Changes between Version 23 and Version 24 of CompilationGuide/MinGW

Timestamp:

Dec 19, 2014, 1:10:02 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

Roger Pack

Comment:

I think this is how to actually use it...

CompilationGuide/MinGW

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 Also note that sometimes it is easier to cross compile, see CrossCompilingForWindows, which also may contain some hints/clues for compiling the various dependencies you'd need using mingw, too.
 
-More Windows-specific information can be found in the official documentation at:
+Some Windows-specific compilation information can be found in the official documentation at:
 
 http://ffmpeg.org/platform.html#Windows
@@ -15 +15 @@
 == MinGW ==
 
-You basically have two options for a compiler: mingw "mainline" or mingw-w64.  Both offer working gcc's for windows.  The latter tends to be slightly more up to date than the former, and offers a few more libraries, like DirectShow headers.  The instructions here are basically for mingw "mainline", but the two are interchangeable.  Basically, you will install one "MinGW" package and one ("MSys" or "Msys2"), MinGW providing gcc and headers, MSys providing shell utilities like make and bash.  Also of note is that the Msys2 system includes some packages like "mingw-w64-i686-gcc" (i.e. cross compilers) that might be of some usefulness if you want to go the cross compiling [but still in windows land] route, similar to cross compiling using cygwin.  There is a separate wiki page for cross compiling.
+You basically have two options for a compiler: mingw "mainline" or mingw-w64.  Both offer working gcc's for windows.  The latter tends to be slightly more up to date than the former, and offers a few more libraries, like DirectShow headers.  The instructions here are basically for mingw "mainline", but the two are interchangeable.  Basically, you will install one "MinGW" package and one ("MSys" or "Msys2"), MinGW providing gcc and headers, MSys providing shell utilities like make and bash.  Also of note is that the Msys2 system includes some packages like "mingw-w64-i686-gcc" (i.e. cross compilers) that might be of some usefulness if you want to go the cross compiling [but still in windows land] route, similar to cross compiling using cygwin.
 
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 paths.
 
-Also note that to access dshow devices you to use the mingw-w64 as the compiler (or cross compiler), so straight MinGW won't have this functionality available.
+To use mingw-w64, basically install MinGW, as above, but only check the "msys for developers option", then install a mingw-w64 compiler (see http://ingar.satgnu.net/devenv/mingw32/base.html)
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+Also note that to access dshow devices you have to use the mingw-w64 as the compiler (or cross compiler), as straight MinGW won't have this functionality available.
 
 === MinGW installation style ===