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Differences between Mingw-w64 and TDM-GCC for a simple GDI project

I need to build a simple non-commercial tool (dealing with Windows GDI API) on Win64 for Win64 (no cross compilation). MinGW seems the best option for me.
I have already used the 32 bit version in the past, as for 64-bit, can you tell me the main differences between the following builds?:

  1. Mingw-w64
  2. TDM-GCC

Besides the classic MinGW32 used a straightforward tool, mingw-get.exe, to customise the setup and keep up with the updating cycle. Which is the equivalent now?

Solution

  • I've posted a short overview of MinGW / MinGW-w64 / TDM-GCC here: What is the difference between Orwell's MinGW and TDM Dev-C++ versions?

    Which is the equivalent now?

    It seems, there's no MinGW-W64 version of mingw-get; not sure if this is still valid. However, MinGW-w64 contains a nice installer.

    Btw. MinGW-w64 is not just a "64 Bit port of MinGW" - it's more.