# Use MS cl.exe as compiler with MSYS Makefiles.

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/use-ms-cl-exe-as-compiler-with-msys-makefiles/13329
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** os:windows
**Created:** [January 3, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/use-ms-cl-exe-as-compiler-with-msys-makefiles/13329 "2025-01-03T16:13:56Z")
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### Author: ![leso](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@leso](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/leso)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/use-ms-cl-exe-as-compiler-with-msys-makefiles/13329/1 "2025-01-03T16:13:56Z")

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Is the combination to use Microsoft’s compiler cl.exe and MSYS Makefiles possible at all?  
I have been struggling many hours but don’t get it right.