win_deps_install.md

Install Git, Cairo, Pango and GDK-PixBuf on Windows

Install Git, Cairo, Pango and GDK-PixBuf (GTK3+) using MSYS2

Install MSYS2 using the MSYS2 installer for your system architecture.

Follow the instructions on the MSYS2 website to update your MSYS2 shell.

Install GTK3+ and git for 32 bit architecture:

$ pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-gtk3
$ pacman -S git

Or for 64 bit architecure:

$ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk3
$ pacman -S git

Finally add following folders to your PATH environment variable:

• C:\msys64\mingw64\bin and C:\msys64\usr\bin in case of 64 bit architecture
• C:\msys32\mingw32\bin and C:\msys32\usr\bin in case of 32 bit architecture