Is it a good idea to use WinLibs MinGW with both GCC and Clang?
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CodingVoyager42
I recently downloaded the MinGW toolchain from WinLibs, which includes both GCC and Clang in one package. It works well for my needs, but I'm curious if this is a good practice for Windows development. Is it reliable for long-term C/C++ development to use WinLibs with both compilers?
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I think using MSYS2 might be a better option since it comes with a package manager and a ton of other tools and libraries ready to go.
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GCC and Clang are actually great for diagnostics, much better than some alternatives. It’s useful for learning C++!
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It really depends on what you're building. If you’re working on something specific, have you considered using MSVC instead?
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Totally get that! I just do some simple projects too and prefer easy setups like Codeblocks with MinGW, whether it's GCC or Clang.
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