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Unable to build on Windows 10 because cmake can't generate MSYS Makefiles. #227

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# configure and build the project
cmake .. -G "MSYS Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
make

Did that, and am getting:

`$ cmake .. -G "MSYS Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
CMake Error: Could not create named generator MSYS Makefiles

Generators

  • Unix Makefiles = Generates standard UNIX makefiles.
    Ninja = Generates build.ninja files.
    Ninja Multi-Config = Generates build-.ninja files.
    CodeBlocks - Ninja = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
    CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
    CodeLite - Ninja = Generates CodeLite project files.
    CodeLite - Unix Makefiles = Generates CodeLite project files.
    Eclipse CDT4 - Ninja = Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
    Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles= Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
    Kate - Ninja = Generates Kate project files.
    Kate - Unix Makefiles = Generates Kate project files.
    Sublime Text 2 - Ninja = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.
    Sublime Text 2 - Unix Makefiles
    = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.
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Now I tried Unix Makefiles, but that lead to more errors. So how does one fix this issue when building on Windows 10? I have MSYS, make, and cmake installed using pacman -S cmake for example from within the MSYS command terminal.

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