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Improve MinGW installation detection
- Look for clang, gcc or clangd - Re-order search for MSYS2 MinGW subsystems - Add clang installation info and notes to 'Before you begin' page
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‎build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/build/gcc/core/internal/Msys2ToolChainProvider.java

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String installLocation = registry.getCurrentUserValue(key, "InstallLocation"); //$NON-NLS-1$
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Path msysPath = Paths.get(installLocation);
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boolean found = false;
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for (String variant : List.of("mingw64", "ucrt64")) { //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
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for (String variant : List.of("ucrt64", "mingw64")) { //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
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Path gccPath = msysPath.resolve(variant + "\\bin\\gcc.exe"); //$NON-NLS-1$
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if (Files.exists(gccPath)) {
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IEnvironmentVariable[] vars = createEnvironmentVariables(msysPath, gccPath.getParent());

‎core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/MinGW.java

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public static final String ENV_MSYS_HOME = "MSYS_HOME"; //$NON-NLS-1$
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private static final String ENV_PATH = "PATH"; //$NON-NLS-1$
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private static final Set<String> MSYS2_64BIT_NAMES = Set.of("MSYS2", "MSYS2 64bit"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
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private static final List<String> MSYS2_MINGW_SUBSYSTEMS = List.of("mingw64", "mingw32", "ucrt64"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
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private static final List<String> MSYS2_MINGW_SUBSYSTEMS = List.of("ucrt64", "mingw64", "mingw32"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
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private static final List<String> MSYS2_MINGW_SUBSYSTEM_SELECTION_TOOLS = List.of("clangd", "clang", "gcc"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
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private static final boolean isWindowsPlatform = Platform.getOS().equals(Platform.OS_WIN32);
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String installLocation = registry.getCurrentUserValue(compKey, "InstallLocation"); //$NON-NLS-1$
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for (String subsys : MSYS2_MINGW_SUBSYSTEMS) {
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String mingwLocation = installLocation + "\\" + subsys; //$NON-NLS-1$
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File gccFile = new File(mingwLocation + "\\bin\\gcc.exe"); //$NON-NLS-1$
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if (gccFile.canExecute()) {
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rootValue = mingwLocation;
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for (String toolName : MSYS2_MINGW_SUBSYSTEM_SELECTION_TOOLS) {
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File toolFile = new File(mingwLocation + "\\bin\\" + toolName + ".exe"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
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if (toolFile.canExecute()) {
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rootValue = mingwLocation;
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break;
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}
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}
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if (null != rootValue) {
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break;
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}
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}

‎doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/concepts/cdt_c_before_you_begin.htm

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When you reach the UCRT64 environment prompt, use the following commands to install individual tools:</p>
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<p />
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<p><table style="border: 1px solid grey; border-collapse: collapse;">
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<tr><th style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Tool</th> <th style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Installation command</th><tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">clangd</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-clang-tools-extra</tt></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">cmake</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cmake</tt></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">gcc</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc</tt></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">gdb</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gdb</tt></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">make</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S make</tt></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">ninja</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ninja</tt></td></tr>
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<tr><th style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Tool</th> <th style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Installation command</th> <th style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Notes</th><tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">clang</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-clang</tt></td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Provides the <i>LLVM with Clang</i> toolchain</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">clangd</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-clang-tools-extra</tt></td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Required by the <i>C/C++ Editor (LSP)</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">cmake</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cmake</tt></td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Required for building <i>CMake</i> projects</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">gcc</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc</tt></td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Provides the <i>MinGW GCC</i> toolchain</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">gdb</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gdb</tt></td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Required for debugging</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">make</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S make</tt></td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Required for building <i>Managed Build</i> projects</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">ninja</td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;"><tt>pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ninja</tt></td></td> <td style="border: 1px solid grey; padding: 5px;">Required for building <i>CMake</i> projects</td></tr>
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</table></p>
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</li>
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