How To Install mingw32-crossreport on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw32-crossreport in Fedora 36. mingw32-crossreport is Analysis tool to help cross-compilation to Windows

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw32-crossreport on Fedora 36.

What is `mingw32-crossreport`

CrossReport is a tool to help you analyze the APIs used by a compiled Linux program, in order to work out the effort required to cross-compile that program for Windows, using the Fedora MinGW cross-compiler. The simplest way to use it is to point it at an existing Linux binary, and then read the generated report. What it does in more detail used by the Linux binary, and compares them to the libraries and API calls that we currently support under the Fedora MinGW cross-compiler. It then works out what is missing, and produces a report suggesting the amount of work that needs to be done to port the program. For example, whether whole libraries need to be ported first, and/or how to substitute individual calls to work on Windows.

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw32-crossreport on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw32-crossreport.

Install mingw32-crossreport on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw32-crossreport using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw32-crossreport

Install mingw32-crossreport on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw32-crossreport using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw32-crossreport

How To Uninstall mingw32-crossreport on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mingw32-crossreport package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw32-crossreport

mingw32-crossreport Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/mingw32-crossreport
/usr/share/crossreport
/usr/share/crossreport/crossreport.db
/usr/share/doc/mingw-crossreport/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/mingw-crossreport/README
/usr/share/man/man1/mingw32-crossreport.1.gz

References

mingw32-crossreport website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw32-crossreport on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).