Configuring mingw32 and MSYS (Error executing binaries from /mingw/bin)

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  •  15-03-2022
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Question

I have installed MSYS, and have configured the path to /mingw/bin directory. But when i execute the gcc, g++ or any command in /mingw/bin folder is gives me the following error..

$ ./x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++
  ./x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++: ./x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++: cannot execute binary file

I have used mingw-w64-bin_x86_64-linux_20121031.tar.bz2 file, and extracted it using WinRar utility..

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Solution

Usually, when you encounter cannot execute binary file it's because the exe can't run on your system. Assuming you are on windows, maybe it's because you are using a wrong package of MSYS (and the linux in the tar file seams odd...). Try to get a executable package of MinGW like here and install all the components you want in it. You can follow the tutorial here.

Edited as the right answer.

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