Where to install mingw-make from? (CMAKE)

Question

I've been trying to compile my code with CMake using the "MSYS Makefiles" generator. I wrote the following command: cmake -S. -B build/ -G "MSYS Makefiles cmake -S. -B build/ -G "MSYS Makefiles But I was presented with the following error:

    CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "MSYS Makefiles".  CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set.  You probably need to select a different build tool.
    CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "MSYS Makefiles".  CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set.  You probably need to select a different build tool.
    CMake Error: CMAKE_C_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
    CMake Error: CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
    CMake Error: CMAKE_AR was not found, please set to archive program.

After some investigation, I found that I had to install something called "mingw-make" to do this. Apparently this "mingw-make" can be installed in the "MinGW gui". Note that I checked if I already have "mingw-make" installed and I don't.

I'm confused because I can't seem to find this "MinGW gui" anywhere. I installed MinGW, and only have an application on my computer called "Modify or Remove MinGW". I searched the install options, and couldn't find "mingw-make" anywhere. Where can I download this "mingw-make" from? Thanks.

Answer 1

Use mingw32-make only with cmake -G"MinGW Makefiles" .

Use make only with cmake -G"MSYS Makefiles" .

But if you want the best performance you should get Ninja and use ninja with cmake -G"Ninja" .

MinGW is all command line, though there are some GUI installers for it. MinGW-w64 is the successor to MinGW which also supports 64-bit Windows.

There are standalone MinGW-w64 Windows releases available from https://winlibs.com/ that don't require installation steps, just extract. This also includes mingw32-make