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there's some command line-fu in here, so I hope you're prepared.
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there's some command line-fu in here, so I hope you're prepared.
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install it through [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org/), a Linux-like environment for Windows.
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install it through [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org/), a Linux-like environment for Windows.
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follow the guide **up to step 4**. do NOT start MSYS2 from the installer as this will start the wrong environment and prevent you from going further.
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follow the guide **up to step 4**. **do NOT start MSYS2 from the installer** as this will start the wrong environment and prevent you from going further.
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MSYS2 provides a variety of environments, but we'll work with the MINGW64 one. don't "run MSYS2 now". go to the Start menu and launch MSYS2 with the MINGW64 environment (blue icon).
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MSYS2 provides a variety of environments, but we'll work with the MINGW64 one. don't "run MSYS2 now". go to the Start menu and launch MSYS2 with the MINGW64 environment (blue icon).
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it is extremely important that you use this environment. the one that MSYS2 starts with by default (UCRT64) is NOT suitable for this task and will NOT work.
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**it is extremely important that you use this environment**. the one that MSYS2 starts with by default (UCRT64) is NOT suitable for this task and will NOT work.
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we'll install a couple packages, including GCC, CMake, Git and Ninja.
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we'll install a couple packages, including GCC, CMake, Git and Ninja.
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type the following in the MSYS2 console, and then press Enter.
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type the following in the MSYS2 console, and then press Enter.
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proceed to the "getting the source" section.
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proceed to the "getting the source" section.
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if it says UCRT64 anywhere in the console, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG ENVIRONMENT! if so quit MSYS2 NOW and start the MINGW64 environment.
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### Visual Studio (the real one)
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### Visual Studio (the real one)
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if you are patient enough, can stand 50GB of stuff and want the Microsoft experience, you may install [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) (no, not "Code"... that's just a text editor with IDE features). it is an easy-to-use IDE and compiler that comes in both free and paid versions.
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if you are patient enough, can stand 50GB of stuff and want the Microsoft experience, you may install [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) (no, not "Code"... that's just a text editor with IDE features). it is an easy-to-use IDE and compiler that comes in both free and paid versions.
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