The Msys2 window runs Bash, and you can use most Linux commands in the window. You can confirm the successful installation with the following command. After this step, you can use GFortran in this window. Type y, and wait for a while to finish the installation. pacman -Su gcc-fortranĪs above, it will ask you if you want to install the package. Type the following command in the window to install GFortran. Step 10: GFortran is also provided as a package. If it fails, close the window and try again. It will ask you whether you allow downloading the updated packages. In the Msys2 windows, type the following command. This process is automated by a command pacman.įor the first time, you have to date the built-in packages through the internet. If the package is modified, you can download it through the internet. Step 9: Msys2 consists of many dependent programs. Step 8: Make sure that you see a Msys window. Choose MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit (32-bit if needed). After that, you can run it from the menu.

The program runs automatically for the first time. Step 6: Run the installer and follow the instruction to set up the program. If you know your system is 32bit, download msys2-i686-xxxxxxxx.exe. Download a file with msys2-x86_64-xxxxxxxx.exe ( xxxxxxxx is replaced with the date which is released). Step 5: Get Msys2 installer on this website.

Step 4: The page shows a link to Msys2 website in Github. Step 3: This page shows all the packages that this project maintains. Step 2: Visit the Mingw-w64 project site, and you find the “Download” link. It shows a link to Mingw-w64, the name of the project that develops MSYS2. Step 1: Visit the official GFortran Wiki to find the link to Msys2 website.

Here is a procedure for the installation of Msys2 as of January 2020.

Msys2 is one of them, and it includes the free compilers, and GFortran developers recommend it for Windows users. Because Windows does not have the commands by default, programmers developed some packages to have the commands in Windows. The compiler is the most useful when combining with other commands of Linux/Unix. GFortran is a product of an “open source” project to develop a collection of free compilers ( GCC). This article explains how to install GFortran in Windows 10. Installation of GFortran in Windows 10 Installation of GFortran in Windows 10

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