

Make sure you have not installed both gcc and mingw-w64-i686-gcc, or you may get errors when building Geany.Īt last, you want to add C:\msys32\mingw32\bin to your PATH environment variable, in order to run Geany from the Windows Explorer. *If you don't install python docutils, you will need to pass -disable-html-docs to configure. # necessary for GTK bundle and installer steps Pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-python2 mingw-w64-i686-python2-docutils Pacman -S make pkgconfig autoconf automake libtool intltool Restart msys2 once more, in case pacman -Su updated environment related packages.įinally, install the dependencies needed by Geany. Now exit and re-open the msys2 environment and perform a system update: Pacman -needed -Sy bash pacman pacman-mirrors msys2-runtime Start Menu → All Programs → MSYS2 32bit → MinGW-w64 Win32 Shell

In the following we will assume that you installed the 32bit version to C:\mingw32.Īfter installation, open the msys2 environment via

Run the installer and follow the instructions. Chose the 32bit or 64bit version depending on your Windows version, not whether you target a 32bit or 64bit compilation of Geany (this guide will always compile for 32bit).
