Where is mingw32 exe?

In your installation folder, inside the bin directory, you should find a file called mingw32-make.exe.

What is mingw32-make?

mingw32-make is just a pre-built version of GNU make, so http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/ should have all of the information you need.

How do I install make?

34.1 Install make on Microsoft Windows

  1. Go to the Make for Windows web site.
  2. Download the Setup program.
  3. Install the file you just downloaded and copy to your clipboard the directory in which it is being installed.
  4. You now have make installed, but you need to tell Windows where to find the program.

How do I run a Makefile in Windows command line?

First step: download mingw32-make.exe from mingw installer, or please check mingw/bin folder first whether mingw32-make.exe exists or not, else than install it, rename it to make.exe . After renaming it to make.exe , just go and run this command in the directory where makefile is located.

How do I install mingw32 on Windows 10?

Installing MinGW

  1. Select Save File when prompted.
  2. Open the downloaded exe.
  3. Click Yes when Windows asks if you want to allow it.
  4. Click Next > on the Welcome screen.
  5. Select Download and Install and click Next >
  6. Read the License Agreement and click I agree.
  7. Select Current to install the current MinGW package and click Next >

How do I run a Makefile in Windows using MinGW?

Generates makefiles for use with mingw32-make under a Windows command prompt. Use this generator under a Windows command prompt with MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows) in the PATH and using mingw32-make as the build tool. The generated makefiles use cmd.exe as the shell to launch build rules.

How do I install mingw64?

  1. Download 64+32-bit MinGW-w64 edition.
  2. Run the .exe file.
  3. Click on Remove if you have tdm-gcc already.
  4. Then Click on Create to install tdm-gcc.
  5. Complete the installation.
  6. Add path to environment variable if not added automatically.
  7. Now run mingw32-make on your terminal / command prompt.

How do I install makefile on Windows?

What helps me:

  1. Download the mingw-get.
  2. Setup it.
  3. Add something like this C:\MinGW\bin to environment variables.
  4. Launch (! important) git bash. Power shell, developer vs cmd, system cmd etc didn’t help.
  5. Type mingw-get into the command line.
  6. After type mingw-get install mingw32-make .

Is make available on Windows?

Since Make is not directly available in Windows, we need to install the package manager first. Then, we will use this package manager to install the make tool.

Does make file work on Windows?

If it is a “NMake Makefile”, that is to say the syntax and command is compatible with NMake, it will work natively on Windows.

How do I install a make file?

Your general installation procedure will therefore be:

  1. Read the README file and other applicable docs.
  2. Run xmkmf -a, or the INSTALL or configure script.
  3. Check the Makefile .
  4. If necessary, run make clean, make Makefiles, make includes, and make depend.
  5. Run make.
  6. Check file permissions.
  7. If necessary, run make install.