Install MINGW using Msys2 with sfml (FULL)

(preface: uninstall your currenct gcc compiler)

1. follow and install this link https://msys2.github.io/

2. click on the MSYS2 UCRT64 in the Start menu

3. run the following command in order

pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gsl

pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake

pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc

pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-sfml

pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-make

Press the windows button and type

environment

and open the environment variables app. from there press, "environment variables" button at bottom right then alter the "PATH" variable (double click it)

then add this to a new line in your environment variables

C:\msys64\mingw64\bin

Restart your computer, and your done!