Gaming Linux® From Scratch - Version #154e

Chapter 5. Wine

MinGW-w64-headers-12.0.0

Introduction to MinGW-w64-headers

MinGW-w64-headers provides header files for Windows. The rest of the MinGW-w64 will be compiled later.

Installation of MinGW-w64-headers

x86_64 MinGW-w64-headers

Install x86_64 MinGW-w64-headers by running the following commands: 

mkdir build-x86_64-headers &&
cd build-x86_64-headers    &&

../mingw-w64-headers/configure --prefix=/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32 \
                               --enable-sdk=all                 \
                               --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32

Now, as the root user: 

make install

i686 MinGW-w64-headers

Install i686 MinGW-w64-headers by running the following commands: 

mkdir build-i686-headers &&
cd build-i686-headers    &&

../mingw-w64-headers/configure --prefix=/usr/i686-w64-mingw32 \
                               --enable-sdk=all               \
                               --host=i686-w64-mingw32

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--prefix=/usr/*: This option installs the files to their respective architecture for better separation of architectures.

--enable-sdk=all: This option enables the full SDK.

--host=*: This option builds files for the architecture passed to it.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/{i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32/include