Mingw. GNU is a source of open source programming tools GNU stands for GNU is Not Unix. A complete runtime environment for gcc. Includes extensions to the MSVC runtime to support C99 functionality. GCC GNU Compiler Collection is a free and open source compiler for C and C and other languages like Objective-C Fortran D.
The codeblocks-2003mingw-nosetupzip files are provided for convenience to users that are allergic against installers. MinGW means Min imalist G NU for W indows. This is a self-extracting archive. It has since then gained widespread use and distribution. In the next you will download a version of Eclipse that is already set up to use MinGW. It includes extensions to the MSVC runtime to support C99 functionality.
Its name is an acronym for minimalist GNU for Windows and provides a general idea about its mission.
MinGW is a Developer Tools application like Groovy cURL and ActivePython from Keith Marshall. Configure your IDE to work with the mingw GNU C compiler. Download MinGW-w64 - for 32 and 64 bit Windows for free. My build scripts are available on GitHub and theyre also stored within. It has since then gained widespread use and distribution. Click Mingw-w64 to download the Windows Mingw-w64 installer.