After installing minGW, gcc command is not recognized

Question

I have installed minGW, and I have a file "test.c".

I typed gcc test.c -o demo at the command prompt, while in the directory where I saved the "test.c" file. But it didn't work; I got this message:

gcc is not recognized as internal or external command, operable program or batch file

How do I make the gcc command work on Windows with minGW?

Kort

Check your $PATH variable. Is the directory gcc.exe is located in included in there? If not, add it. And do some research first. I bet there's information on that on the Internet. – Theiss

I had PATH set to Java SDK. Now I changed it to MinGW. I can't add two PATH. Is it not possible to use both Java compiler and gcc compiler on the same computer? – Kort

Of course it is. There should be many more paths listed in $PATH than just these two. Don't change it but append a semicolon and behind that the path to the executable. – Theiss

Ok got it. Just need to use ; and add directories to other compilers: C:/compilerA/bin/;C:/compilerB/bin/ – Kort

for me I needed to remove the trailing backslash::: C:\MinGW\bin worked instead of C:\MinGW\bin\ – Multifaceted

A more up to date duplicate: 'gcc' is not recognized - How to make gcc/mingw work in Windows? – Erlina

Answer 1

You are missing on Path Variable settings. Refer the 'Environment Settings' section on this page :

http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started

Poll

Link is outdated, Mingw is also hard to find. Next time post short description from external page to avoid suchs situations – Escallop