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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+## Bash script to setup EdgeTX development environment first stage.
+## Let it run as normal user in MSYS2 MSYS console (violet icon).
+
+pacman -Su --noconfirm
+
+pacman -S --noconfirm git make mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
+
+echo "This stage has finished. Please close the MSYS console and continue to stage 2 in MinGW 64-bit console (blue icon)."