== Compiling using MingGW-w64 for both 32-bit and 64-bit ==
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== 1. Installing Minimalist GNU for Windows-w64 (MinGW-w64) ==
The objective will be to try to use the MingGW-w64 toolchain instead of the standard MingW since it has support for both 32-bit and 64-bit compiling.
Note: We are not successful yet, but just writing down our steps as we go along.

Details of the prefixes of files can be found at [http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/mingw-w64/wiki/download%20filename%20structure What to download]

MingW-w64 site is [http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net]

If you are on 64-bit Windows download one of the binary packages from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win64/Automated%20Builds/] with name
starting with '''mingw-w64-1.0-bin_i686-mingw_'''

If you are on 32-bit Windows download one of the binary packages from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win32/] with name starting with
'''mingw-w32-1.0-bin_i686-mingw_'''

Extract your respective zip into a folder called C:\mingw-w64

== 2. Installing Msys ===
MSys is 32-bit but you can use it with your 32-bit or 64-bit mingw-w64.  Instructions are here [http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/mingw-w64/wiki/MSYS mingw-w64 with MSYS]