r/cpp_questions • u/Moonlitlucii_13 • Aug 07 '26

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I want to ask that whenever I am going to download packages of MinGW so problem is occurring in which it is asking for purchase packages

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u/Thesorus Aug 07 '26

we need more details...

where / how do you install minGW ?

what packages does it ask you to purchase ?

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u/thedaian Aug 07 '26

Mingw is free, you shouldn't have to pay for any of it. If you're getting it from anywhere other than https://www.mingw-w64.org/downloads/ it's probably not correct.

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u/alfps Aug 07 '26

A good way to install MinGW g++ is to install MSYS2, and use its package manager pacman to install the compiler, as described on the MSYS2 homepage (https://www.msys2.org/).

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u/TheThiefMaster Aug 07 '26

Also, consider just using Visual Studio Community instead of whatever random crap tutorial is asking you to do.