How do I install correctly the MinGW-w64 compiler for Windows ?

Whenever I try to install the MinGW-w64 compiler for Windows, I get the following message : "There was a problem installing the third-party software" . How do I solve this?

Answer 1

[Shashank]

Hi Robin,

You can refer to this MATLAB Answers link for more information on why this occurs:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/307164-why-do-i-receive-there-was-an-error-installing-third-party-software-when-installing-a-support-pack

You can also try the following workaround:

1. Download the 5 files from the Sourceforge links below.

Binutils

Core

Runtime

C++ Support

GDB

2. Copy all the files to the following location:

For R2015b and R2016a the location is:

"C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\R20(15b/16a)\downloads\MinGW_download"

For 16b onwards the location is:

“C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\MathWorks\SupportPackages\R2016b\archives\3p\<name_of_archive>\”

Where name_of_archive could be one of the following and where xxxxxxxxxx is a string containing numbers:

• tdm_MinGW64runtime.instrset_win64_xxxxxxxxxx

• tdm_MinGWbinutils.instrset_win64_xxxxxxxxxx

• tdm_MinGWcpp.instrset_win64_xxxxxxxxxx

• tdm_MinGWdebugger.instrset_win64_xxxxxxxxxx

• tdm_MinGWgcc.instrset_win64_xxxxxxxxxx

3. Once this is done try reinstalling the Add-On again.

Regards,

Shashank