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Building the yc-360 Script on Windows

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to build the yc-360 script on a Windows machine. The yc-360 script includes Go and C code, so it requires a proper toolchain setup.

Step 1: Download MSYS2

MSYS2 is a software distribution and development platform for Windows that provides a Unix-like shell and access to commonly used Linux development tools through its pacman package manager.

👉 Download the MSYS2 installer from here.

Step 2: Install MSYS2

  • Double-click the downloaded .exe file to launch the installation wizard.
  • Choose the installation path (e.g., C:\msys64) and click Next.
  • Continue with the default settings and click Next through each step until you reach the final screen.
  • Before clicking Finish, check the box "Run MSYS2 now"

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Proceed to the next step once the MSYS2 windows is opened.

Step 3: Install/Update Package Database

💡What is package database?

The package database is a local index maintained by pacman. It tracks:

  • Available packages and versions
  • Dependencies each package needs
  • Metadata like descriptions, file lists, and installation scripts

To install/update it, run the following command in the MSYS2 terminal:

packman -Syu

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When you get an output as shown in the above screenshot, close the window and reopen it by searching MSYS2 MSYS using Windows search.

Step 4: Install/Update Base Package

Once the terminal is reopened, upgrade base packages by running:

packman -Su

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Step 5: Install MinGW-w64

💡 What is MinGW-w64?

MinGW-w64 (Minimalist GNU for Windows – 64-bit) is a toolchain that includes:

  • GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) for compiling C, C++, and other languages
  • Linkers, debuggers, and other build utilities
  • Native Windows headers and runtime libraries

It’s required because the yc-360 script includes C modules, and Go’s cgo relies on an available C compiler to build them. Windows doesn’t include a native C compiler by default, so MinGW-w64 fills that gap.

Install it with:

pacman -S --needed base-devel mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain

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Once installed, close and reopen the MSYS2 terminal again (same as before).

Step 6: Install MinGW-w64 Go Package

Install the Go toolchain for building native Windows 64-bit binaries:

pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-go

After installation, close the MSYS2 terminal.

Step 7: Set Envrionment Variable

To enable access to the installed tools from any terminal or build script:

  1. Open System Environment Variables (search "Edit environment variables" in the Start menu).

  2. Append the following path to your system Path variable:

    C:\msys64\mingw64\bin

  3. Add the following environment variables and append them to your your system Path variable:

    • GOPATH = C:\msys64\mingw64\go
    • GOROOT = <Go installation path> (e.g., C:\Program Files\Go)

Step 9: Verify Installation

Open a Command Prompt and run:

gcc --version

You should see the installed GCC version: img

Step 9: Build yCrash yc-360 Script

Once everything is set up, navigate to the yc-360 script source directory yc-data-script/cmd/yc and run:

go build

This will generate a final executable in yc-data-script/bin/ directory.