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64-bitmsys2

which package to choose from msys2?

When I search for a package, for example, gtk4, there are many similar packages, like this:

https://packages.msys2.org/search?t=binpkg&q=gtk4

mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-gtk4    4.14.4-1    GObject-based multi-platform GUI toolkit (v4) (mingw-w64)
mingw-w64-clang-i686-gtk4   4.14.4-1    GObject-based multi-platform GUI toolkit (v4) (mingw-w64)
mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-gtk4 4.14.4-1    GObject-based multi-platform GUI toolkit (v4) (mingw-w64)
mingw-w64-i686-gtk4 4.14.4-1    GObject-based multi-platform GUI toolkit (v4) (mingw-w64)
mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gtk4  4.14.4-1    GObject-based multi-platform GUI toolkit (v4) (mingw-w64)
mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk4   4.14.4-1    GObject-based multi-platform GUI toolkit (v4) (mingw-w64)

I'm using an intel x64 cpu, so I guess I can choose from

mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-gtk4
mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gtk4
mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk4

the first clang I guess it's compiled by clang compiler, but what are the last 2?

ucrt, I searched a little bit, it seems to be from visual c++, so I guess it's compiler is msvc,

then, at last, what's mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk4? Which one should I install?

Solution

  • Use HolyBlackCat's answer to pick the right MSYS2 environment. Open a shell in that environment. Then run:

    pacman -S $MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX-gtk4