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I have Git for Windows installed on a Windows 7 machine (no, sadly I can't switch to W10 on this particular machine). This comes with a bash environment that uses MinGW-64 but only includes some binaries. I'd like to add more, such as GCC.
It seems like there should be someway of adding to the MinGW-64 binaries within the git bash instead of adding a whole other MSYS2/MinGW-64 install. However I'm not exactly clear on what is the best way to go about enabling this. I have tried installing win-builds in the bash install usr/ directory (seemed like the place all the other binaries were). It seems to run OK but it doesn't seem to add anything AFAICT, no executables, no folders, nada... except if I try to run the install again it complains that there are already files there... though they patently aren't.
Thus my question is this: can I use win-builds or some other binary to achieve my aim and if so, how?
Note: There are several questions about this around the net and SE, but most are quite old and so no longer relevant AFAICT due to changes in MSYS2, MinGW and Git for Windows.
windows-7 mingw git-bash msys
asked Feb 12 '18 at 17:38
TobyToby
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I have Git for Windows installed on a Windows 7 machine (no, sadly I can't switch to W10 on this particular machine). This comes with a bash environment that uses MinGW-64 but only includes some binaries. I'd like to add more, such as GCC.
It seems like there should be someway of adding to the MinGW-64 binaries within the git bash instead of adding a whole other MSYS2/MinGW-64 install. However I'm not exactly clear on what is the best way to go about enabling this. I have tried installing win-builds in the bash install usr/ directory (seemed like the place all the other binaries were). It seems to run OK but it doesn't seem to add anything AFAICT, no executables, no folders, nada... except if I try to run the install again it complains that there are already files there... though they patently aren't.
Thus my question is this: can I use win-builds or some other binary to achieve my aim and if so, how?
Note: There are several questions about this around the net and SE, but most are quite old and so no longer relevant AFAICT due to changes in MSYS2, MinGW and Git for Windows.
windows-7 mingw git-bash msys
asked Feb 12 '18 at 17:38
TobyToby
313618
Ah. I see the following is likely relevant and probably means I should just go install MSYS separately. I'll leave this question open for a while in case someone has alternatives. stackoverflow.com/q/32712133/1292918
– Toby
Feb 12 '18 at 17:43
1
What’s wrong with replacing Git for Windows entirely?
– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:37
@DanielB I hadn't considered that TBH. Though I do like to have the GUI there in case something goes drastically wrong. On such occasions I don't like to have to spend time researching arcane command options to get output that is easily visually parsable.
– Toby
Feb 14 '18 at 14:42
1
You can always use a different GUI like SourceTree oder Git Extensions. Git also ships withgitk, but I don’t know whether that would be available with MSYS.
– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:48
add a comment |
I have Git for Windows installed on a Windows 7 machine (no, sadly I can't switch to W10 on this particular machine). This comes with a bash environment that uses MinGW-64 but only includes some binaries. I'd like to add more, such as GCC.
It seems like there should be someway of adding to the MinGW-64 binaries within the git bash instead of adding a whole other MSYS2/MinGW-64 install. However I'm not exactly clear on what is the best way to go about enabling this. I have tried installing win-builds in the bash install usr/ directory (seemed like the place all the other binaries were). It seems to run OK but it doesn't seem to add anything AFAICT, no executables, no folders, nada... except if I try to run the install again it complains that there are already files there... though they patently aren't.
Thus my question is this: can I use win-builds or some other binary to achieve my aim and if so, how?
Note: There are several questions about this around the net and SE, but most are quite old and so no longer relevant AFAICT due to changes in MSYS2, MinGW and Git for Windows.
windows-7 mingw git-bash msys
asked Feb 12 '18 at 17:38
TobyToby
313618
I have Git for Windows installed on a Windows 7 machine (no, sadly I can't switch to W10 on this particular machine). This comes with a bash environment that uses MinGW-64 but only includes some binaries. I'd like to add more, such as GCC.
It seems like there should be someway of adding to the MinGW-64 binaries within the git bash instead of adding a whole other MSYS2/MinGW-64 install. However I'm not exactly clear on what is the best way to go about enabling this. I have tried installing win-builds in the bash install usr/ directory (seemed like the place all the other binaries were). It seems to run OK but it doesn't seem to add anything AFAICT, no executables, no folders, nada... except if I try to run the install again it complains that there are already files there... though they patently aren't.
Thus my question is this: can I use win-builds or some other binary to achieve my aim and if so, how?
Note: There are several questions about this around the net and SE, but most are quite old and so no longer relevant AFAICT due to changes in MSYS2, MinGW and Git for Windows.
windows-7 mingw git-bash msys
windows-7 mingw git-bash msys
asked Feb 12 '18 at 17:38
TobyToby
313618
asked Feb 12 '18 at 17:38
TobyToby
313618
asked Feb 12 '18 at 17:38
TobyToby
313618
asked Feb 12 '18 at 17:38
TobyToby
313618
asked Feb 12 '18 at 17:38
TobyToby
313618
313618
Ah. I see the following is likely relevant and probably means I should just go install MSYS separately. I'll leave this question open for a while in case someone has alternatives. stackoverflow.com/q/32712133/1292918
– Toby
Feb 12 '18 at 17:43
1
What’s wrong with replacing Git for Windows entirely?
– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:37
@DanielB I hadn't considered that TBH. Though I do like to have the GUI there in case something goes drastically wrong. On such occasions I don't like to have to spend time researching arcane command options to get output that is easily visually parsable.
– Toby
Feb 14 '18 at 14:42
1
You can always use a different GUI like SourceTree oder Git Extensions. Git also ships withgitk, but I don’t know whether that would be available with MSYS.
– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:48
add a comment |
Ah. I see the following is likely relevant and probably means I should just go install MSYS separately. I'll leave this question open for a while in case someone has alternatives. stackoverflow.com/q/32712133/1292918
– Toby
Feb 12 '18 at 17:43
1
What’s wrong with replacing Git for Windows entirely?
– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:37
@DanielB I hadn't considered that TBH. Though I do like to have the GUI there in case something goes drastically wrong. On such occasions I don't like to have to spend time researching arcane command options to get output that is easily visually parsable.
– Toby
Feb 14 '18 at 14:42
1
You can always use a different GUI like SourceTree oder Git Extensions. Git also ships withgitk, but I don’t know whether that would be available with MSYS.
– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:48
Ah. I see the following is likely relevant and probably means I should just go install MSYS separately. I'll leave this question open for a while in case someone has alternatives. stackoverflow.com/q/32712133/1292918
– Toby
Feb 12 '18 at 17:43
Ah. I see the following is likely relevant and probably means I should just go install MSYS separately. I'll leave this question open for a while in case someone has alternatives. stackoverflow.com/q/32712133/1292918
– Toby
Feb 12 '18 at 17:43
1
1
What’s wrong with replacing Git for Windows entirely?
– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:37
What’s wrong with replacing Git for Windows entirely?
– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:37
@DanielB I hadn't considered that TBH. Though I do like to have the GUI there in case something goes drastically wrong. On such occasions I don't like to have to spend time researching arcane command options to get output that is easily visually parsable.
– Toby
Feb 14 '18 at 14:42
@DanielB I hadn't considered that TBH. Though I do like to have the GUI there in case something goes drastically wrong. On such occasions I don't like to have to spend time researching arcane command options to get output that is easily visually parsable.
– Toby
Feb 14 '18 at 14:42
1
1
You can always use a different GUI like SourceTree oder Git Extensions. Git also ships with
gitk, but I don’t know whether that would be available with MSYS.– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:48
You can always use a different GUI like SourceTree oder Git Extensions. Git also ships with
gitk, but I don’t know whether that would be available with MSYS.– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:48
add a comment |
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USE MINGW-W64
1. Install mingw-w64 (Follow the "Sourceforge" link) and install it to the default Program Files based path.
2. Select the latest "version" (for GCC), change "architecture" from i686 (32-bit) to x86_64 (64-bit), and change "threads" to win32.
3. Add the bin folder to the beginning of your Git BASH (MINGW64) path:
You'll, of course, need to adjust the above path to match the version of your of your particular install:
Alternatively
You may be able to just install it directly into the same folder as Git:
C:Program FilesGit
But I haven't tried this alternative approach and I wouldn't recommend it because it is likely to cause issues when updating and may confuse uninstallers, leaving remnants. (if the two installations don't interfere to begin with)
[ Edit: GNU Make is installed as mingw32-make.exe. You can make a copy of it, somewhere in your $PATH which you have permission to, and rename it to make. Git Bash seems to respect that it's executable, even without an extension, which is handy if you don't want it picked up outside of the MinGW environment (even though it may be in your PATH). ]
answered Aug 21 '18 at 20:23
veganaiZeveganaiZe
1795
This solution worked for me without problems. I'd call this the answer.
– Ian
2 days ago
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FWIW I just uninstalled Git for Windows and instead installed both GCC and git within MSYS2, as @DanielB commented.
answered Feb 20 '18 at 15:58
TobyToby
313618
add a comment |
You have to share Windows' PATH (and probably other) environment variables with MinGW. For MSYS2 you can share them by adding this to your Windows' env. variables:
MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit
answered Feb 14 '18 at 12:53
ErayEray
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USE MINGW-W64
1. Install mingw-w64 (Follow the "Sourceforge" link) and install it to the default Program Files based path.
2. Select the latest "version" (for GCC), change "architecture" from i686 (32-bit) to x86_64 (64-bit), and change "threads" to win32.
3. Add the bin folder to the beginning of your Git BASH (MINGW64) path:
You'll, of course, need to adjust the above path to match the version of your of your particular install:
Alternatively
You may be able to just install it directly into the same folder as Git:
C:Program FilesGit
But I haven't tried this alternative approach and I wouldn't recommend it because it is likely to cause issues when updating and may confuse uninstallers, leaving remnants. (if the two installations don't interfere to begin with)
[ Edit: GNU Make is installed as mingw32-make.exe. You can make a copy of it, somewhere in your $PATH which you have permission to, and rename it to make. Git Bash seems to respect that it's executable, even without an extension, which is handy if you don't want it picked up outside of the MinGW environment (even though it may be in your PATH). ]
answered Aug 21 '18 at 20:23
veganaiZeveganaiZe
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This solution worked for me without problems. I'd call this the answer.
– Ian
2 days ago
add a comment |
USE MINGW-W64
1. Install mingw-w64 (Follow the "Sourceforge" link) and install it to the default Program Files based path.
2. Select the latest "version" (for GCC), change "architecture" from i686 (32-bit) to x86_64 (64-bit), and change "threads" to win32.
3. Add the bin folder to the beginning of your Git BASH (MINGW64) path:
You'll, of course, need to adjust the above path to match the version of your of your particular install:
Alternatively
You may be able to just install it directly into the same folder as Git:
C:Program FilesGit
But I haven't tried this alternative approach and I wouldn't recommend it because it is likely to cause issues when updating and may confuse uninstallers, leaving remnants. (if the two installations don't interfere to begin with)
[ Edit: GNU Make is installed as mingw32-make.exe. You can make a copy of it, somewhere in your $PATH which you have permission to, and rename it to make. Git Bash seems to respect that it's executable, even without an extension, which is handy if you don't want it picked up outside of the MinGW environment (even though it may be in your PATH). ]
answered Aug 21 '18 at 20:23
veganaiZeveganaiZe
1795
This solution worked for me without problems. I'd call this the answer.
– Ian
2 days ago
add a comment |
USE MINGW-W64
1. Install mingw-w64 (Follow the "Sourceforge" link) and install it to the default Program Files based path.
2. Select the latest "version" (for GCC), change "architecture" from i686 (32-bit) to x86_64 (64-bit), and change "threads" to win32.
3. Add the bin folder to the beginning of your Git BASH (MINGW64) path:
You'll, of course, need to adjust the above path to match the version of your of your particular install:
Alternatively
You may be able to just install it directly into the same folder as Git:
C:Program FilesGit
But I haven't tried this alternative approach and I wouldn't recommend it because it is likely to cause issues when updating and may confuse uninstallers, leaving remnants. (if the two installations don't interfere to begin with)
[ Edit: GNU Make is installed as mingw32-make.exe. You can make a copy of it, somewhere in your $PATH which you have permission to, and rename it to make. Git Bash seems to respect that it's executable, even without an extension, which is handy if you don't want it picked up outside of the MinGW environment (even though it may be in your PATH). ]
answered Aug 21 '18 at 20:23
veganaiZeveganaiZe
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USE MINGW-W64
1. Install mingw-w64 (Follow the "Sourceforge" link) and install it to the default Program Files based path.
2. Select the latest "version" (for GCC), change "architecture" from i686 (32-bit) to x86_64 (64-bit), and change "threads" to win32.
3. Add the bin folder to the beginning of your Git BASH (MINGW64) path:
You'll, of course, need to adjust the above path to match the version of your of your particular install:
Alternatively
You may be able to just install it directly into the same folder as Git:
C:Program FilesGit
But I haven't tried this alternative approach and I wouldn't recommend it because it is likely to cause issues when updating and may confuse uninstallers, leaving remnants. (if the two installations don't interfere to begin with)
[ Edit: GNU Make is installed as mingw32-make.exe. You can make a copy of it, somewhere in your $PATH which you have permission to, and rename it to make. Git Bash seems to respect that it's executable, even without an extension, which is handy if you don't want it picked up outside of the MinGW environment (even though it may be in your PATH). ]
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This solution worked for me without problems. I'd call this the answer.
– Ian
2 days ago
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This solution worked for me without problems. I'd call this the answer.
– Ian
2 days ago
This solution worked for me without problems. I'd call this the answer.
– Ian
2 days ago
This solution worked for me without problems. I'd call this the answer.
– Ian
2 days ago
add a comment |
FWIW I just uninstalled Git for Windows and instead installed both GCC and git within MSYS2, as @DanielB commented.
answered Feb 20 '18 at 15:58
TobyToby
313618
add a comment |
FWIW I just uninstalled Git for Windows and instead installed both GCC and git within MSYS2, as @DanielB commented.
answered Feb 20 '18 at 15:58
TobyToby
313618
add a comment |
FWIW I just uninstalled Git for Windows and instead installed both GCC and git within MSYS2, as @DanielB commented.
answered Feb 20 '18 at 15:58
TobyToby
313618
FWIW I just uninstalled Git for Windows and instead installed both GCC and git within MSYS2, as @DanielB commented.
answered Feb 20 '18 at 15:58
TobyToby
313618
answered Feb 20 '18 at 15:58
TobyToby
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You have to share Windows' PATH (and probably other) environment variables with MinGW. For MSYS2 you can share them by adding this to your Windows' env. variables:
MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit
answered Feb 14 '18 at 12:53
ErayEray
3762616
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You have to share Windows' PATH (and probably other) environment variables with MinGW. For MSYS2 you can share them by adding this to your Windows' env. variables:
MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit
answered Feb 14 '18 at 12:53
ErayEray
3762616
add a comment |
You have to share Windows' PATH (and probably other) environment variables with MinGW. For MSYS2 you can share them by adding this to your Windows' env. variables:
MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit
answered Feb 14 '18 at 12:53
ErayEray
3762616
You have to share Windows' PATH (and probably other) environment variables with MinGW. For MSYS2 you can share them by adding this to your Windows' env. variables:
MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit
answered Feb 14 '18 at 12:53
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Ah. I see the following is likely relevant and probably means I should just go install MSYS separately. I'll leave this question open for a while in case someone has alternatives. stackoverflow.com/q/32712133/1292918
– Toby
Feb 12 '18 at 17:43
1
What’s wrong with replacing Git for Windows entirely?
– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:37
@DanielB I hadn't considered that TBH. Though I do like to have the GUI there in case something goes drastically wrong. On such occasions I don't like to have to spend time researching arcane command options to get output that is easily visually parsable.
– Toby
Feb 14 '18 at 14:42
1
You can always use a different GUI like SourceTree oder Git Extensions. Git also ships with
gitk, but I don’t know whether that would be available with MSYS.– Daniel B
Feb 14 '18 at 14:48