Basic tools

To start C++ developing for Windows I’d recommend using MSYS toolchain.

1. Install it via installer.
2. Run “MSYS2 MSYS” console and get needed packages for Mingw-w64:

   pacman -S --needed base-devel mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-toolchain
   

3. Add “%MSYS_PATH%\ucrt64\bin” to PATH variable.

Check toolchain installation

gcc --version
g++ --version
gdb --version

ffmpeg installation

1. Get sources

   git clone https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
   

2. Run “MSYS MINGW64” console.
3. Configure and build:

   ./configure --disable-ffplay --disable-ffprobe --disable-ffmpeg --enable-static 
   make
   make install