Compiling ScummVM/MXE

Introduction

The MXE project (https://mxe.cc) provides an easy way to set up a MinGW-w64 based cross-compiling toolchain with a set of special Makefiles. This allows us to build for Windows using Linux or FreeBSD as host systems with a high level of automation. Starting with ScummVM 2.1.0, this is the preferred way to provide release builds for the project.

Installing MXE

Before setting up the MXE toolchain and the necessary libraries, you have to make sure your system has all the required packages installed that are needed for compiling the toolchain itself. For