Fudgy McFarlen

GNU compiler plus Windows interfaces means you can write apps for Windows

Wiki: What is MinGW?

MinGW ("Minimalist GNU for Windows"), formerly mingw32, is a free and open source software development environment to create Microsoft Windows applications.

MinGW includes a port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), GNU Binutils for Windows (assembler, linker, archive manager), a set of freely distributable Windows specific header files and static import libraries which enable the use of the Windows API, a Windows native build of the GNU Project's GNU Debugger, and miscellaneous utilities.

Compile and run a small test program with MinGW 

Links

• MinGW basic instruction of usage – example runs with windows cmd prompt and the most important thing is to set the path

Code

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
main()
{
    cout << "Hello World!";
    return 0;
}