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[mingw-w64] Add a FAQ or How-To to create mingw-w64 pacman packages

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#2729 opened on Dec 1, 2017

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Description

There is no documentation about using meson on mingw-w64/pacman/PKGBUILD, so will help to adopt this build system for Windows builds using MinGW-w64 distribution.

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Tech stack
pythonshell
Domain
documentationbuild system
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Meson basicsmingw w64PKGBUILD scripting
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Investigate existing Meson documentation for cross compilation and Windows builds. Look at mingw w64 PKGBUILD examples from Arch Linux or MSYS2 repositories to understand the packaging conventions. Then draft a how to guide explaining how to configure Meson for mingw w64 and integrate it into a PKGBUILD file.