How to install gcc-4.4 on cygwin?

Question

I've installed cygwin environment on Windows. There is gcc 4.3. How to install gcc 4.4 in this environment?

Answer 1

If you don't need the cygwin environment for special reasons, I'd go for Mingw with the gcc 4.4. You can find builds on: http://www.tdragon.net/recentgcc/.

Answer 2

The alternative is to build one yourself, but it will be extremely slow on cygwin. If you are a Linux user, you can build a native compiler (which runs in cmd.exe on windows, and produces native win32 binaries) on Linux. It is much faster (order of magnitude faster in my experience).

Otherwise, mingw is a good solution, although in my experience, the binary from equation.com work better for gcc 4.4 (there is no official gcc 4.4 from MinGW yet)

Answer 3

hi,

i am very interested in implimenting gcc 4.4 with linux on windows . but how can do i do it ?

thanks