# skeeto/w64devkit

Portable C and C++ Development Kit for x64 (and x86) Windows

Repository: https://github.com/skeeto/w64devkit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/w64devkit
Language: C++
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-23T19:30:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2307, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 24, "gap_med": 53, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4732, forks 369 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:57.690562+00:00)

## What it is
w64devkit is a portable, self-contained C, C++, and Fortran development kit for x64 and x86 Windows, bundling Mingw-w64 GCC, GDB, GNU Make, CMake, and other unix-like tools into a single self-extracting archive. It requires no installation, works fully offline, and statically links all runtime components.

## Use cases
- compile c programs on windows without installing anything
- portable gcc toolchain for windows
- build c++ apps targeting windows 7
- offline c compiler kit for windows
- cross-compile windows binaries from a clean environment
- set up a minimal c development environment on windows

## When to choose
- you need a no-install, fully offline C/C++ toolchain on Windows
- you want statically linked binaries targeting old Windows versions
- you need a reproducible toolchain built from source via Docker
- you want a lightweight unix-like shell and build tools on Windows

## When to avoid
- you need MSVC or Visual Studio integration
- you require .NET or Windows Store development
- you need the latest bleeding-edge GCC features or non-x86 targets

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: compiler, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: mingw-w64, gcc, portable, toolchain, c-cpp, self-contained, offline, debugger, command-line, docker

## Member repositories
- skeeto/w64devkit (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.690562+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 2026-08-29T18:19:00.696350+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/skeeto/w64devkit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.690562+00:00, sha 9d529f188af1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.