Post date: Apr 20, 2013 4:57:5 PM
Start your MSYS prompt.
Run mingw-get --version.
This will show the current version of the MinGW package update utility. The current version on 2013-04-20 is 0.5-beta-20120426-1
Run mingw-get update.
This can take several minutes, with no feedback until the end. This downloads the latest XML catalogs.
Run mingw-get install mingw-get.
This downloads and install the latest version of mingw-get.
Run mingw-get list > mingw_packages.txt.
This describes every package available to "mingw-get install".
Run mingw-get upgrade.
This upgrades all installed packages.
Downloads come from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/. If your system can connect here, mingw-get should work.
See Configuring and Using mingw-get for a different take.