• Download MinGW-5.1.4.exe from here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435&package_id=240780.
  • When running the installer:
    • Choose Download an Install
    • Read and accept the license agreement
    • Select Current Pacakge
    • When choosing the components to install you'll need:
      • MinGW base tools
      • g++ compiler
      • MinGW Make
    • Select a destination folder.
    • Confirm the start menu folder.
  • Add the bin folder of your MinGW installation (e.g. C:\MinGW\bin) to your Windows environment Path variable (see Adding an Environment Variable under Windows). This is done in order to enable the MinGW make application to run from command prompt.