MinGW Compiler Suite Installation for C / C++ Programming ( Windows )

In this video tutorial you will learn to install MinGW Compiler Suite properly and set up the path environment variable for C / CPP programming in windows operating system.

mingw stands for minimalist GNU for Windows and it is a minimalist development environment for native Microsoft Windows applications and it comes with GNU tool chain, which comes to the GCC, the GNU compiler collection which supports languages like 'C' 'C plus plus' 'ada' 'fortran' etc.

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[mosesvalentin]

Thank you for this amazing video. I think people take these type of tutorials for granted. They just see installing a compiler as a boring thing but it's actually very essential and good to know how you install a pretty standard compiler. Thank you, regards Valentin!

[BruceWayne-dhhy]

If there is no Path variable in Environment variables, suggest that you do this:
Create the "Path" variable, Click New--> Type in the Variable Name as "Path"--> Type in the Variable value: "%USERPROFILE%;C:\MinGW\bin;"
Then follow the remaining steps in the video.

[datascientistoflife]

Hi Everyone if anyone facing a problem like path variable not showing then the answer is go to environment variable Create a path variable and see the user variable list the one with starts with %USERPROFILE EDIT copy and paste at new path variable location and also copy the bin folder location and save ....then run cmd...Thanks u so much sir for this my new learning...

[Raj.SinghYT]

why cmd show me
gcc is not recognised as an internal or external operable program or batch file ?
And i have not path option so what i do please help.

[miewtoe]

In the advanced system settings, there is no option called path, theres is only temp and tmp, what to do?

[intyazbaig]

i have downloaded and installed everything for mingw but it is showing error unable to understand the pro5

[rakeshchoudhary]

not available path variable
what to do sir?

[alinak]

Thank you! Finally managed to download and install everything properly after watching your video.

[vimalroy]

Hello Sir,
I tried installing the MinGw 3 times. But in the command prompt it is showing that
'gcc' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Please share a link describing another type of tool

[saiprakashveeram]

after installing mingw, , using notepad wrote a simple hello world c source file and saved with .c extension. Next for compilation opened command prompt, successfully compiled but for execution an error displayed some "." is not recognised ?? so how to execute now

[sahajinsa]

hello : during setting of environment variables, i am getting "one drive" at the place of path, what do i do now

[aneeshsambu]

hello sir,
I have rechecked all the steps carefully and yet even after adding the path variable imma unable to access mingw, what shall i do sir

[dhanushreddy]

For my computer it is saying that Mingw file is missing. It is showing error when downloading

[anirudhhvaidugula]

i didn't get download installer in mingw page

[OfficerRakesh]

mingw is not installing ...in last step only version is not showing

[manakparmar]

thank you! sir.... for making this easy and detailed video thank you so much

[manojjvk]

sir i didn"t get download installer in mingw page sir, can you reply me sir .

[elenakoceva]

for those who have problems with the path, do it in system variables, not x user variables.

[Biggboss-knvt]

Sir how to install for my user in my friend system

[obedullahfahad]

I had downloaded the installer from the main site. When I try to open the executable file of the C program, Windows defender says "Threats found"