The only install file I've found is on c-net for version 2.30.1-1. I know there is a version 3.2, but I cannot find a standalone install binary for Windows. Wikipedia says this version is available for Windows through MYSYS2, but I do not need a GNU development environment, I just need Gedit. Even so, I installed MYSYS2, which presents me with a command line. Gedit is listed as a MYSYS2 'package' on this page: http://sourceforge.net/p/msys2/wiki/Packages/ ...but I am baffled as to how to install it, and then run it independently of MYSYS2. Could someone take pity on a novice and help me through this? Thank you.
The MSYS2 Software Distribution provides shared libraries and packages instead of standalone installers for various sensible reasons (security and reuse). The bash shell is not a GNU development environment for if it were, it wouldn't come pre-installed on Mac OS X. To install a 64-bit gedit from within the MSYS2 Bash Shell, enter: pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gedit then to run it enter /mingw64/bin/gedit.exe. You can also click on C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\gedit.exe from Windows Explorer if you don't like using the Bash Shell. If you installed MSYS2 somewhere other than C:/msys64 then adjust accordingly. We also provide a graphical package manager called octopi but it's not really ready for general consumption. Please read our Wiki for some general details: http://sourceforge.net/p/msys2/wiki/MSYS2%20installation/.