[Mingw-users] Problems installing MinGW on Windows 10

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David Gressett DGres****@amli-*****
Sat Jul 14 05:22:06 JST 2018



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>From: mingw****@lists***** [mailto:mingw****@lists*****] On Behalf Of Keith Marshall
>Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 2:53 PM
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>Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] Problems installing MinGW on Windows 10

>On 13/07/18 17:34, David Gressett wrote:
>>> I found the downloader on sourceforge: 
>>> https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/?source=navbar.
>>> It seems older than the one on your site: I try to use that and there 
>>> was no need for libmingwex-0.dll.
>> 
>> I tried the OSDN installer and it does seem to have a problem.

>Hmm.  A problem?  Or maybe, just the catalogues differ?

>> I did a maximal basic installation - I checked everything in the Basic 
>> setup Section, but did not go down into All Packages.
>> 
>> Everything installed without any errors,
>
>So, no problem there, then.
>
>> but libmingwex installed as version 5.0.1

>Really?  Do you mean the DLL component?  IIRC, this isn't specified as an inclusive component of a basic installation, so it shouldn't be installed unless you >explicitly select it, from "All Packages".

>> mingwrt, and w32api also installed as version 5.0.1

>Okay; that's what the catalogue specifies, so there's no real problem, (other than that maybe the catalogue needs an update to v5.1).

>> I renamed the MinGW directory and repeated the exact same installation 
>> with the SourceForge installer.

>So, I assume you now have two side-by-side installations, in different directories, each with their own local catalogues (in their respective $MINGW_ROOT/var/lib/mingw-get/data directories).  It may be instructive to diff their corresponding XML files, (ignoring the sysroot-*.xml and manifest-*.xml files, which record the state of your >installation).

>> libmingwex, mingwrt, amd w32api all installed as version 5.0.2

>Once again, I'm surprised that libmingwex, (if you mean the DLL component), was installed at all, and once again, the catalogue really needs an update, to deliver v5.1, but v5.0.2 is what the catalogue on SF currently specifies.
... snip ...

From the OSDN installation: installing libmingwex-5.0.1-mingw32-dll-0.tar.xz

From the SF installation: installing libmingwex-5.0.2-mingw32-dll-0.tar.xz



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