# MSYS2

Package scripts for Cygwin targets to build under MSYS2.

Repository: https://github.com/msys2/MSYS2-packages
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/msys2
Homepage: https://packages.msys2.org
Language: Shell
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:23:50+00:00
Link (homepage): https://packages.msys2.org

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4692, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1389, forks 530 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.383625+00:00)

## What it is
MSYS2 is a software distribution and building platform for Windows that provides a Unix-like shell environment, the pacman package manager, and a large repository of prebuilt MinGW-w64 and MSYS packages. It lets developers install and update GCC/Clang toolchains and thousands of libraries natively on Windows.

## Use cases
- install gcc and build tools on windows
- get a unix-like shell and package manager on windows
- build native windows binaries with mingw-w64
- manage packages on windows with pacman
- set up a c/c++ development environment on windows
- cross-compile libraries for windows

## When to choose
- you need a modern GCC/Clang toolchain and package management on Windows
- you want a Unix-like command-line environment natively on Windows
- you build or port open-source software to Windows

## When to avoid
- you only need WSL and prefer a full Linux environment
- you target platforms other than Windows
- you need a GUI installer-based toolchain like vanilla MinGW without package management

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, build-tool, developer-tools, cli, compiler
- domain: developer-tools, windows, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: msys2, mingw-w64, pacman, gcc, windows-development, unix-environment, toolchain, package-repository, command-line, automation

## Member repositories
- msys2/MSYS2-packages (main) score 67
- msys2/msys2.github.io (docs) score 76
- msys2/MINGW-packages (main) score 67
- msys2/msys2 (docs) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.383625+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:24:27.005267+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/msys2/MSYS2-packages (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.383625+00:00, sha e6b94a44d22e)
  - homepage: https://packages.msys2.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:26.263282+00:00, sha 1eb1372f7e6d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.