# brechtsanders/winlibs_mingw

winlibs standalone build of GCC compiler and MinGW-w64

Repository: https://github.com/brechtsanders/winlibs_mingw
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/winlibs_mingw
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-09T18:08:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2487, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 24, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 48}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1335, forks 57 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.327346+00:00)

## What it is
Standalone builds of the GCC compiler combined with MinGW-w64, providing a free C/C++ compiler toolchain for Windows, distributed as binary downloads. Builds bundle additional tools such as GDB, GNU Make, CMake, Ninja, ccache, assemblers, and Doxygen, plus LLVM/Clang releases.

## Use cases
- compile C and C++ programs on Windows
- set up a GCC toolchain without installing MSYS2
- get a portable C/C++ compiler with CMake and Ninja included
- build 32-bit and 64-bit Windows binaries
- debug C/C++ code with GDB on Windows
- use Clang/LLVM on Windows linked against GCC libraries

## When to choose
- you need a ready-to-use, standalone GCC toolchain on Windows
- you want CMake, Ninja, GDB, and Make bundled with the compiler
- you prefer portable zip downloads over package managers
- you need both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows targets

## When to avoid
- you develop primarily for Linux or macOS
- you need MSVC-compatible tooling or Visual Studio integration
- you require a package-managed toolchain like MSYS2 pacman or vcpkg workflows
- you need official vendor support or a signed distribution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: compiler, developer-tools, build-tool
- domain: developer-tools, windows, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: gcc, mingw-w64, c-cpp-compiler, gdb, cmake, llvm-clang, standalone-build

## Member repositories
- brechtsanders/winlibs_mingw (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.327346+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 2026-08-30T04:44:21.718019+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/brechtsanders/winlibs_mingw (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.327346+00:00, sha dec711f56197)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.