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Installing Chicken on MSYS2
Set this environment variable in the Windows Control Panel:
CHICKEN_PREFIX=C:\msys64\usr\local\
Install 64-bit MSYS2, launch bash using the MingW64 shell:
https://msys2.github.io
To reiterate, be certain you run the correct shell. IE, you will run:
C:\msys64\mingw64.exe
Install the necessary dependencies:
pacman -Sy pacman -S mingw-w64-cross-toolchain base-devel
Build and install Chicken:
tar xf chicken-4.11.0.tar.gz; cd chicken-4.11.0 make PLATFORM=mingw-msys make PLATFORM=mingw-msys install
Set this environment variable in your .bashrc or somesuch:
CHICKEN_REPOSITORY=/usr/local/lib/chicken/8/