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 The instructions are exactly the same as for the 32 bit build (see above), but
 the build needs to be done using mingw64 instead of mingw32. That is:
 
+- in the Start menu, type MSYS2 MinGW x64 to enter the 64-bit msys2 environment
+
 - Install the mingw64 packages for the dependencies. These should be the same as
 the i686 packages listed under dependencies above, but with x86_64 instead of
 i686 in the package names. Here's the current list you can copy and paste for