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Test a matrix of MinGW versions

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Description

Occasionally upstream Go has issues with specific MinGW versions and specific versions of Windows. We should be able to add tests for multiple versions to our CI to catch some of them.

I wrote a tool to install various MinGW versions that could be used for this in CI, and also locally when developing a change that might cause a problem: https://github.com/microsoft/go-infra/pull/95.

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked microsoft/go-infra PR 95, then trace how this repository defines its Windows CI jobs. Done means CI exercises the intended MinGW and Windows version combinations and can catch compatibility problems across the matrix.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
ci-cd
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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