Cannot build Boost with MinGW, it looks for Visual C++

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At first I tried to build Boost having both MinGW and Microsoft Visual C++ installed, with these commands: ``` bootstrap.bat mingw .\b2 ``` During the build process, I got plenty of log lines indicating that the build was being done for Visual C++ (msvc). So I stopped it, I completely uninstalled Visual C++ (using the Windows utility), I removed the Boost directory, I recreated it from the bz2 file, I checked that `g++.exe` was in the PATH, and I re-entered the previous two commands to reinstall Boost from scratch. I keep getting an msvc build... Is there anything else I can do? Windows console From the logs, it seems that no configuration is selected: ``` > .\b2 Building the Boost C++ Libraries. Performing configuration checks - 32-bit : no (cached) - 64-bit : no (cached) - arm : no (cached) - mips1 : no (cached) - power : no (cached) - sparc : no (cached) - x86 : no (cached) - has_icu builds : no (cached) ``` MinGW console ``` $ ./bootstrap.sh ### ### Using 'gcc' toolset. ### rm -rf…

Accepted Answer

Build boost with mingw

open windows `cmd` `cd` to your `boost_1_53_0` folder.

To get a clean path environment type (change to your mingw path)

```
set PATH=C:\mingw\bin
```

to test : type

```
path
```

output : `PATH=C:\mingw\bin`

type

```
bootstrap mingw
```

After bootstrap has finished, then change following command to fit your needs. type

```
.\b2 --build-dir=C:\boost-mingw toolset=gcc variant=debug link=shared runtime-link=shared
```

There are other ways to build boost. But above steps should be enough.

Cannot build Boost with MinGW, it looks for Visual C++

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