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Asked: 2026-05-20T15:23:18+00:00

My need is simple. I have to compile and use googletest on windows using

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My need is simple. I have to compile and use googletest on windows using MinGW with msys. Has anyone some experience doing this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It took me some time but I figured it out. Here is the guide for anyone who face the same problem.

    To be able to compile GoogleTest on Windows follow this instructions:

    1. I assume you have MinGW with MSYS istalled.

    2. Download and install CMake from the official site http://www.cmake.org/. Use the Win32 installer
      version. Once you have completed the installation process copy executable files from
      “xxx/CMake/bin” to “xxx/MinWG/bin”.

    3. Download and install Python from http://www.python.org/. Again, the Windows installer does the job
      fine.
      Once you have completed the installation process copy the “python.exe”
      form python folder to
      “xxx/MinWG/bin”.

    4. Download the latest stable GoogleTest from http://code.google.com/p/googletest/ and unpack it into some folder.

    5. Run MSYS terminal and execute following commands.

      cd xxx/gtest-x.x.x
cmake -G "MSYS Makefiles"
make

    6. If you have compilation errors from pthread follow these instructions.

    7. Copy the include folder “xxx/gtest-x.x.x/include” into your MinGW gcc include.
      Copy the library files “xxx/gtest-x.x.x/*.a” into your MinGW gcc lib.

    8. When you compile tests add “-lgtest” parameter to gcc.

    EDIT
    Commentators are right. The coping of executables worked for me but generaly it is not a good practice. Try to use a symbolic link instead.

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