Error Compiling Project with mingw on Linux

[Dayl3r]

Hi guys, I'm trying to compile an SFML project on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon, for Windows, using mingw, with this command:

x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ -o vanguardians main.o -lsfml-system

...and I'm getting this error:

/usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld: cannot find -lsfml-system
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

Can anyone help? I guess basically what I'm asking is: How do I compile a .exe program for Windows, when I'm on Linux?

[eXpl0it3r]

And how much time did you spend in finding a solution/answers on your own?

I do not advise to cross-compile. There's never really a guarantee, that it will work out and it will cost you a lot more time figuring out all the issues, than it will take you to just install a Windows VM and build native binaries. On top of that, you'll actually be able to test the executable and fix potential bugs.