Running gcc failed while building go project in windows

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I tried compiling my project using go build and I get this error:

C:\Go\pkg\tool\windows_amd64\link.exe: running gcc failed: exit status 1 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/5.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lmingwex /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/5.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lmingw32 collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

I've read that linking files with gcc is a problem in compiling go projects with Windows. But I have installed gcc in my Windows system but the error persists. I can see the error above references gcc as in a Linux sistem (/usr/lib) so how would the compiler detect my gcc installation?

EDIT:

My go env

set GOARCH=amd64
set GOBIN=
set GOEXE=.exe
set GOHOSTARCH=amd64
set GOHOSTOS=windows
set GOOS=windows
set GOPATH=D:\Go
set GORACE=
set GOROOT=C:\Go
set GOTOOLDIR=C:\Go\pkg\tool\windows_amd64
set GCCGO=gccgo
set CC=gcc
set GOGCCFLAGS=-m64 -mthreads -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=C:\Users\wildan\AppData\Loc
al\Temp\go-build554990027=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches
set CXX=g++
set CGO_ENABLED=1
set PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config
set CGO_CFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_CPPFLAGS=
set CGO_CXXFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_FFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_LDFLAGS=-g -O2

Using go version 1.8

Add the output of the go version and go env commands to your question. — peterSO
– peterSO, Commented Mar 27, 2017 at 23:21
If don't like the compiler you have download, you should consider [Repl.it](repl.it). It's a good online C compiler. — Manav Dubey
– Manav Dubey, Commented Mar 27, 2017 at 23:34

peterSO · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-28 01:14:40Z

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/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/5.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lmingw32 collect2

You are using cygwin to look for mingw libraries. Don't use cygwin; use a mingw gcc compiler. I use TDM-GCC.

answered Mar 28, 2017 at 1:14

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Wildan Maulana Syahidillah Over a year ago

now I get an error: \AppData\Local\Temp\go-link-826517911\go.o: file not recognized: File format not recognized

cody.tv.weber Over a year ago

How did you get it working? I am having the same error for go.o not recognized. Thanks!

rhubarb_pie Over a year ago

I am also getting the error "go.o: file not recognized: File format not recognized". Was anybody able to resolve this?

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