title: Error: command 'gcc' failed: No such file or directory
body: <p>I'm trying to run a</p>
  
  <pre><code>python setup.py build --compiler=mingw32
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but it results in the error mentioned in the subject: </p>
  
  <pre><code>error: command 'gcc' failed: No such file or directory
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but I am capable of running gcc from command prompt (i have added it to my PATH env var):</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;gcc
  gcc: fatal error: no input files
  compilation terminated
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm running on Windows 7 64-bit. Python27. Specific source I'm trying to build:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://github.com/OpenPIV/openpiv-python" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OpenPIV</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17932383/python-openpiv-installation-error">Previous Post</a> on this issue.</p>
  
  <p>Any help/advice/solutions will be greatly appreciated.</p>