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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Totally get that! I just do some simple projects too and prefer easy setups like Codeblocks with MinGW, whether it's GCC or Clang.
It really depends on what you're building. If you’re working on something specific, have you considered using MSVC instead?
GCC and Clang are actually great for diagnostics, much better than some alternatives. It’s useful for learning C++!
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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