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Package scripts for Cygwin targets to build under MSYS2.

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In the last 30 days, msys2/MSYS2-packages merged 14 of 25 pull requests from outside contributors, and its maintainers usually reply within 1 day. 2 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

Stars
1.4k
Forks
529
Open beginner issues
2
Indexed issues
596
Avg merge
6h 49m
Merged PRs (30d)
137
Dominant language
Shell
License
BSD-3-Clause
Last GitHub push
Sep 19, 2026
Latest indexed
Sep 20, 2026
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How to contribute to msys2/MSYS2-packages

  1. There is no contributing guide, so start from the README and a few recently merged pull requests to see how changes are proposed.
  2. Read its code of conduct: it covers issues and pull requests as well as chat.
  3. Your contributions will be published under the project's BSD-3-Clause license.
  4. Pick one of the 2 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.
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