# Build Error (Win): Compiling with MinGW/MSYS2 from source

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/build-error-win-compiling-with-mingw-msys2-from-source/2078>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [February 13, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/build-error-win-compiling-with-mingw-msys2-from-source/2078 "2017-02-13T12:43:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/build-error-win-compiling-with-mingw-msys2-from-source/2078/2 "2017-02-13T13:00:05Z")

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The MSYS2 build is not tested, likely broken, and should probably be removed from that document unless someone wants to submit a pull request to fix it. Cross-compilation from Cygwin is the supported method for building Julia from source on Windows right now.

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