Update MinGW

[walbourn]

Tool name

MinGW-64

Tool license

GNU

Add or update?

• [ ] Add
• [X] Update

Desired version

12.2

Approximate size

No response

Brief description of tool

The existing toolset installed on the images is MinGW GNUC 11.2. 12.2 was released in August 2022 and includes a number of improvements.

URL for tool's homepage

https://www.mingw-w64.org/downloads/

Provide a basic test case to validate the tool's functionality.

No response

Platforms where you need the tool

• [X] Azure DevOps
• [ ] GitHub Actions

Runner images where you need the tool

• [ ] Ubuntu 18.04
• [ ] Ubuntu 20.04
• [ ] Ubuntu 22.04
• [ ] macOS 10.15
• [ ] macOS 11
• [ ] macOS 12
• [ ] Windows Server 2019
• [X] Windows Server 2022

Can this tool be installed during the build?

No response

Tool installation time in runtime

No response

Are you willing to submit a PR?

No response

[ddobranic]

hello @walbourn! we will reconsider and get back to you, thank you.

[walbourn]

You could leave MinGW 11.2 on the windows-2019 images use 12.2 on the windows-2022 images to support both scenarios.

[Biswa96]

FYI, mingw and mingw-w64 are two different projects. Please try to mention the project name precisely always.

[mikhailkoliada]

just postponed it until the new year due to number of changes made, I'll take a look in few days.

[mikhailkoliada]

Hello! After careful version changes comparison we would not like to update mingw now yet, as too many actions and tasks rely on it, so it is good idea to postpone it for the time being.

[quyykk]

@mikhailkoliada Can MinGW be updated soon?

[Biswa96]

Alternatively, msys2 or cygwin can be used for latest mingw-w64 toolchain.