Windows

Compile using MinGW

Install MinGW and MSYS (download page).

mingw-get install autotools

Install PCRE for Windows. Make sure you install it to

Run build.sh.

###If you have chocolatey installed this can be quite easy

cinst mingw
REM add C:\mingw\bin to your path
mingw-get install autotools
REM get PCRE
git clone git://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher.git
cd the_silver_searcher
./build.sh

PCRE from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/files/pcre/

• by default it installs to: C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32

Native Visual Studio port

Or you can use native Visual Studio port: https://github.com/kjk/the_silver_searcher (compile instructions at: https://github.com/kjk/the_silver_searcher/blob/master/README-WINDOWS.md)