MSYS2: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:54, 14 July 2021

Msys2 is a collection of linux utilities which have been compiled for Windows.
It is a fork of Cygwin.

Install Msys2 from https://www.msys2.org/
- Note: You can also install with choco install msys2 but you will need to set start menu shortcuts yourself
Install common developer tools
- pacman -S --needed base-devel git
- pacman -S --needed mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake

# Install a package
pacman -S <package>

# Uninstall a package
pacman -R <package>

Set the following:

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-Bash for windows
+Msys2 is a collection of linux utilities which have been compiled for Windows.<br>
+It is a fork of Cygwin.
+==Getting Started==
+* Install Msys2 from [https://www.msys2.org/ https://www.msys2.org/]
+** Note: You can also install with <code>choco install msys2</code> but you will need to set start menu shortcuts yourself
+* Install common developer tools
+** <code>pacman -S --needed base-devel git</code>
+** <code>pacman -S --needed mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake</code>
 ==Package Management==
 [https://github.com/msys2/msys2/wiki/Using-packages Reference]<br>
+<pre>
+# Install a package
+pacman -S <package>
+# Uninstall a package
+pacman -R <package>
+</pre>
+==Changing Home Dir==
+Set the following:
+* <code>db_home</code> in <code>/etc/nsswitch.conf</code>
+*:<pre>db_home: /c/Users/david</pre>
+* <code>HOME</code> environment variable to <code>%USERPROFILE%</code>
+==Running Windows Programs==
+* Go to <code>/c/msys64/msys2_shell.cmd</code>
+* Uncomment <code>set MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit</code>