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How to Compile a Rust Program on Mac for Windows
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RUST.MD
  1. Install target mingw-w64: brew install mingw-w64
  2. Add target to rustup: rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
  3. Create .cargo/config
  4. Add the instructions below to .cargo/config
[target.x86_64-pc-windows-gnu]
linker = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc"
  1. Fix cert
cp -f /usr/local/Cellar/mingw-w64/7.0.0_1/toolchain-x86_64/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/{,dll}crt2.o `rustc --print sysroot`/lib/rustlib/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/lib
  1. And finally, run: cargo build --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu --verbose

Useful commands: rustup show rustup target list

@LiamCahill
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LiamCahill commented Jul 7, 2023

Super helpful! Thank you.

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52617365 commented Jul 10, 2023

How would I do this for the x86_64-pc-windows-msvc target? When I compile it says I'm missing lib.exe.

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chenyanchen commented Aug 3, 2023

God plz, one clear solution here!

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ghost commented Oct 23, 2023

Hello! What about rust analyser? It still shows compatibility errors

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fatheyabdelslam commented Dec 17, 2023

Is this solution works when my mac have m1 chip

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xavierbradford commented Jul 12, 2024

Is this solution works when my mac have m1 chip

yes worked for me

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