For further updating pacman is used. Msys2 provides it as a mingw package. The relevant generator alternatives are:
Package management package repositories the msys2 software distribution uses a port of pacman (known from arch linux) to manage (install, remove and update) binary packages and. Pending package updates 126 packages which have a newer version in the git repository than in the pacman repository You can subscribe via rss.
The differences between the environments is mainly between environment variables, default compilers/linkers, architecture, system libraries used etc. Msys2 provides a native build environment, based on open source software, and makes you feel right at home when you are already comfortable with linux. Msys2 installer the msys2 installer can be used to set up an initial msys2 environment. Msys2 is a rolling release distribution and.
News this page lists important changes or issues affecting msys2 users. See the updating guide for more information.