MinGW 64 for x64: pushd /d/dev/src/vim74/src mingw32-make -f Make_ming.mak ARCH=x86-64 STATIC_STDCPLUS=yes GUI=yes OLE=yes NETBEANS=no popd ::OPTIMIZE=MAXSPEED FEATURES=HUGE PYTHON="D:/Applications/Python 2.7.3" PYTHON_VER=27 DYNAMIC_PYTHON=yes PYTHON3="D:/Applications/Python 3.2.3" PYTHON3_VER=32 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3=yes gvim.exe XPM=E:\HG\xpm\x64 Building Vim on Windows is very frustrating. Do not use configure!!!. You should use Make_ming.mak directly, for example: - See more at: http://efreedom.net/Question/1-13976355/Build-Vim-MinGW#sthash.xRCLRAVA.dpuf See more at: http://efreedom.net/Question/1-13976355/Build-Vim-MinGW#sthash.xRCLRAVA.dpuf Microsoft Visual C++ on x64 (tested with versions 2008 and 2010): nmake -f Make_mvc.mak GUI=yes CSCOPE=yes XPM=E:\HG\xpm\x64 https://gist.github.com/rpuntaie/8510218 http://nomad.so/2013/07/compiling-vim-and-gvim-64bit-on-windows-7/ http://solar-blogg.blogspot.com/p/vim-build.html