MinGW

Setting up MinGW
1. Go to the getting started page at MinGW's home page: http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started, where you will find a link to the latest automated MinGW installer from sourceforge.net (currently MinGW-5.1.4.exe). Download it.

2. Run the installation file and be sure to install MinGW in a directory with a path name without spaces.

3. Inside the MinGW directory that has just been created, there will be a bin folder. Copy the adress to that folder and add it to your system path.

Using MinGW
MinGW is best used together with other programs, such as GNU Emacs or just the Command Prompt.