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I tried to compile a program to 32-bit system from 64-bit gcc.

I use Windows 10.

I confirmed gcc version by gcc -v, which outputs Target: x86_64-w64-mingw32.

The program is as follows,

#include<stdio.h>


int main(void)
{
    printf("The Size is: %llu\n", sizeof(void*));

    return 0;
}

I tried to compile above code by gcc -m32 -o main main.c. But it returns lot of error. I understood the error is related to ld.exe. But I am not sure how to proceed further.

The erros is,

gcc : C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping 
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-lmingw32
At line:1 char:1
+ gcc -m32 -o main .\main.c 2> error.txt
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (C:/Program File...g for -lmingw32:String) [], RemoteException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError
 
C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping 
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-lmingw32
C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping 
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-lmingw32
C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find 
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C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lgcc
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C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping 
incompatible C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/libmsvcrt.a 
when searching for -lmsvcrt
C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping 
incompatible C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib\libmsvcrt.a 
when searching for -lmsvcrt
C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping 
incompatible C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/libmsvcrt.a 
when searching for -lmsvcrt
C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find 
-lmsvcrt
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status

Help me overcome the issue and compile a program to 32-bit system from 64-bit gcc in Windows 10.

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  • Related https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19690504/how-do-i-compile-and-link-a-32-bit-windows-executable-using-mingw-w64 *Both DWARF and SEH variants (which come starting from GCC 4.8.0) are only single-target.* – 273K Dec 08 '21 at 17:20
  • Also related maybe duplicate, but very old https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17345584/mingw64-cannot-compile-32bit-code – 273K Dec 08 '21 at 17:21
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    Try a different MinGW version. [MSYS2](https://stackoverflow.com/q/30069830/2752075) has a vesion targeting 32 bits. – HolyBlackCat Dec 08 '21 at 17:24
  • I found a work-around for make 32-bit exe. Initially, I was trying CodeBlock's wingw binaries with -m32 flag, which outputs error. Now, I installed separate wingw and used for compilation of 32-bit exe. It was successful. So I decided to use both binaries. Depends on objective, i will choose either one – Peace_in_process Dec 08 '21 at 19:36
  • Please make this a proper answer. You might want to read some of the [help] to learn how this site works. – the busybee Dec 09 '21 at 13:14

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I found a work-around for make 32-bit exe. Initially, I was trying CodeBlock's mingw binaries with -m32 flag, which outputs error. Now, I installed separate mingw (mingw installation executable) and used for compilation of 32-bit exe. It was successful. So I decided to use both binaries. Depends on objective, i will choose either one

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