If you prefer not to use a package manager, you can manually download the compiled Windows binaries from the official GNOME repository sources or recognized archives. Step 1: Download the Required Archives
MSYS2 is a modern alternative to Cygwin, offering a native Windows experience with Pacman package management.
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-libxml2
: xmllint --noout --valid yourfile.xml (checks against a DTD). Format/Pretty-print : xmllint --format yourfile.xml . XPath Query : xmllint --xpath "//your/element" yourfile.xml . xml - Installing xmllint - Stack Overflow
Go to msys2.org and download the installer (e.g., msys2-x86_64-*.exe ). How To Install Xmllint Windows
Launch the Cygwin terminal and run:
Click on the tab, then click the Environment Variables... button. If you prefer not to use a package
Alternatively, use this CLI command: setx path "%PATH%;C:\tools\xmllint" .