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Author: ankith26

.github/workflows/build-windows.yml

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           msystem: ${{ matrix.msystem }}
           install: >-
             cmake
+            gcc
 
       - name: Test for Win Deps cache hit
         id: windep-cache

buildconfig/windependencies/build_win_deps.sh

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ mkdir $WIN_PREFIX_PATH
 # for great speed.
 export MAKEFLAGS="-j 2"
 
+# for scripts using ./configure
+export CC="gcc"
+export CXX="g++"
+
 # With this we
 # 1) Force install prefix to $WIN_PREFIX_PATH
 # 2) use lib directory (and not lib64)
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ export PG_BASE_CMAKE_FLAGS="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$WIN_PREFIX_PATH \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR:PATH=lib \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
     -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=true \
-    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++ -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=make"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$CC -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$CXX  -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=make"
 
 export ARCHS_CONFIG_FLAG="--prefix=$WIN_PREFIX_PATH"