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For Windows, Strawberry provides two different versions, MinGW and MSVC | For Windows, Strawberry provides two different versions, MinGW and MSVC. | ||
It's basically two different builds using two different compilers, MSVC is Microsoft Visual C++ while the other one is from a free software project called GNU ported to Windows. | |||
Both releases | Both releases use the current latest versions of libraries such as Qt, OpenSSL, Glib and GStreamer. | ||
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MSVC is Microsoft Visual C++, a proprietary compiler by Microsoft. | MSVC is Microsoft Visual C++, a proprietary compiler by Microsoft. | ||
* Requires Microsoft Visual C++ runtime (redistributable). | |||
* Has GStreamer WASAPI2 support. | * Has GStreamer WASAPI2 support. | ||
* Has experimental ASIO support. | * Has experimental ASIO support. | ||
* Has Spotify support. | |||
* More unlikely to be picked up by anti-virus software as false-positive. | * More unlikely to be picked up by anti-virus software as false-positive. | ||
When using the MSVC version, always make sure you have up-to-date Visual C++ runtime (Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable). If not, Strawberry will crash on start, or can crash later in the program. | |||
You get get the latest version here: | |||
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#latest-microsoft-visual-c-redistributable-version | |||
Usually it's automatically installed through the Strawberry installer, but it won't be installed automatically if you already have the Visual C++ runtime, and an older version might cause instability. | |||
== MinGW-W64 - Minimal GCC for Windows == | == MinGW-W64 - Minimal GCC for Windows == | ||
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MinGW is a port of GCC to Windows. GCC is a free compiler by the GNU Project, usually found on all major Linux distributions. | MinGW is a port of GCC to Windows. GCC is a free compiler by the GNU Project, usually found on all major Linux distributions. | ||
* Debug version of the setups are available and includes the GDB debugger which makes debugging a crash easier. | |||
* Lacks WSAPI exclusive mode and ASIO support. | |||
* No spotify support. | |||
* More likely to be picked up by anti-virus software as false-positive. | * More likely to be picked up by anti-virus software as false-positive. | ||
None of them currently has device and CD-support. | None of them currently has device and CD-support. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:43, 21 September 2024
For Windows, Strawberry provides two different versions, MinGW and MSVC.
It's basically two different builds using two different compilers, MSVC is Microsoft Visual C++ while the other one is from a free software project called GNU ported to Windows.
Both releases use the current latest versions of libraries such as Qt, OpenSSL, Glib and GStreamer.
MSVC - Microsoft Visual C++
MSVC is Microsoft Visual C++, a proprietary compiler by Microsoft.
- Requires Microsoft Visual C++ runtime (redistributable).
- Has GStreamer WASAPI2 support.
- Has experimental ASIO support.
- Has Spotify support.
- More unlikely to be picked up by anti-virus software as false-positive.
When using the MSVC version, always make sure you have up-to-date Visual C++ runtime (Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable). If not, Strawberry will crash on start, or can crash later in the program. You get get the latest version here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#latest-microsoft-visual-c-redistributable-version Usually it's automatically installed through the Strawberry installer, but it won't be installed automatically if you already have the Visual C++ runtime, and an older version might cause instability.
MinGW-W64 - Minimal GCC for Windows
MinGW is a port of GCC to Windows. GCC is a free compiler by the GNU Project, usually found on all major Linux distributions.
- Debug version of the setups are available and includes the GDB debugger which makes debugging a crash easier.
- Lacks WSAPI exclusive mode and ASIO support.
- No spotify support.
- More likely to be picked up by anti-virus software as false-positive.
None of them currently has device and CD-support.