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I make it to make from these instructions.
git clean -fdx
# build the needed tools
cd extras/tools
./bootstrap && make

Then this happens.
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K:/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/12.1.0/bits/stl_iterator_base_types.h:127:34: note: declared here
127 | struct _GLIBCXX17_DEPRECATED iterator
| ^~~~~~~~
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/Tiger/vlc/extras/tools/protobuf/src'
make[2]: *** [Makefile all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/Tiger/vlc/extras/tools/protobuf'
make[1]: *** [Makefile all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/Tiger/vlc/extras/tools/protobuf'
make: *** [/home/Tiger/vlc/extras/tools/tools.mak:319: .buildprotoc] Error 2
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Suggestions?

Here's the Wiki on the subject: https://wiki.videolan.org/Category:Building/

Google Protobuf is notoriously tedious to deal with. Google simply doesn't care.

But TBH, compiling VLC for Windows and on Windows is not for beginners.