MinGW-w64-winpthreads are the MinGW-w64 POSIX threads for Win32.
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Install x86_64 MinGW-w64-winpthreads by running the following commands:
mkdir build-x86_64-winpthreads &&
cd build-x86_64-winpthreads
../mingw-w64-libraries/winpthreads/configure --prefix=/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32 \
--enable-shared \
--enable-static \
--host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
make
Now, as the root user:
make install
Install i686 MinGW-w64-winpthreads by running the following commands:
mkdir build-i686-winpthreads &&
cd build-i686-winpthreads
../mingw-w64-libraries/winpthreads/configure --prefix=/usr/i686-w64-mingw32 \
--enable-shared \
--enable-static \
--host=i686-w64-mingw32
make
Now, as the root user:
make install
--prefix=/usr/*: This
option installs the files to their respective architecture for
better separation of architectures.
--enable-static: This
option enables building needed static libraries and makes it easier
to compile Windows software.
--enable-shared: This
option enables building needed shared libraries.
--host=*: This option
builds files for the architecture passed to it.