Installation of GCC:

To install the GCC Compiler, we need to follow the steps:

1. Download the MinGW-w64 installer:

• Go to the MinGW-w64 website:

  https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/

• Click on the “Download” button to download the “mingw-get-setup.exe” file.

2. Install MinGW:

• Run the “mingw-get-setup.exe” file you just downloaded.
• Choose the installation directory (the default is usually ‘c:\MinGW’).

3. Select and Install GCC Components:

• Open the MinGW Installation Manager ‘mingw-get’.
• In the MinGW Installation Manager, select the following packages:
  1. “mingw32-gcc-g++": The GNU C++ compiler.
  2. “mingw32-gcc-objc”: The GNU Objective-C compiler (optional).
• To select a package, check the box next to it.
• After selecting the packages, go to the “Installation” menu and click “Apply Changes.”

4. Add MinGW to the System Path:

• Locate the “bin” directory within your MinGW installation directory (e.g., “c:\MinGW\bin”).

Add the directory to your system.

• Open the windows and search
• Search for “Environment Variables” button.
• Under “User variables,” find the “Path” variable and click “Edit.”
• Click “New” and add the path to the “c:\MinGW\bin” directory.
• Click “OK” to close all dialog boxes.

How do verify?

• Open a new Command Prompt.

• Run the following command to check the GCC version:

   g++ --version
  

• You should see the version information for GCC, confirming that it is installed correctly.