How to install a newer version of GCC

The Cygwin 1.7.x devel area offers an older version of GCC (3.4.4-999), which is outdated for many purposes. (GCC 4.5.3-4 is also offered in the gcc4 package, but the Cygwin 1.7.x devel area does not offer GCC 4.6 or later). This article describes how to upgrade your Cygwin GCC installation to a more recent version (e.g., 4.6.1). Alternatively, MinGW can be installed alongside Cygwin. By editing t

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“ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib # Depending on system, LIBRARY_PATH shall not be set - # export LIBRARY_PATH= export LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib export CPATH=/usr/local/include export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS S”

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How to install a newer version of GCC - Cygwin Wiki