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@@ -562,6 +562,8 @@ You can also cross-compile static binaries on Linux for Windows and macOS with t
 * ```make depends target=x86_64-linux-gnu``` for 64-bit linux binaries.
 * ```make depends target=x86_64-w64-mingw32``` for 64-bit windows binaries.
   * Requires: `python3 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 wine1.6 bc`
+  * You also need to run:  
+```update-alternatives --set x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix && update-alternatives --set x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-posix```
 * ```make depends target=x86_64-apple-darwin11``` for macOS binaries.
   * Requires: `cmake imagemagick libcap-dev librsvg2-bin libz-dev libbz2-dev libtiff-tools python-dev`
 * ```make depends target=i686-linux-gnu``` for 32-bit linux binaries.