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WINDOWS BUILD NOTES
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2016-10-18 15:35:10 +02:00
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Below are some notes on how to build Dash Core for Windows.
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Most developers use cross-compilation from Ubuntu to build executables for
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Windows. Cross-compilation is also used to build the release binaries.
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2017-10-05 18:05:22 +02:00
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Currently only building on Ubuntu Trusty 14.04 or Ubuntu Zesty 17.04 or later is supported.
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Building on Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 is known to be broken, see extensive discussion in issue [8732](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/8732).
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While it may be possible to do so with work arounds, it's potentially dangerous and not recommended.
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2017-08-24 07:45:08 +02:00
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2016-10-18 15:35:10 +02:00
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While there are potentially a number of ways to build on Windows (for example using msys / mingw-w64),
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using the Windows Subsystem For Linux is the most straightforward. If you are building with
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another method, please contribute the instructions here for others who are running versions
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of Windows that are not compatible with the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
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Compiling with Windows Subsystem For Linux
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With Windows 10, Microsoft has released a new feature named the [Windows
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Subsystem for Linux](https://msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl/about). This
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feature allows you to run a bash shell directly on Windows in an Ubuntu-based
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environment. Within this environment you can cross compile for Windows without
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the need for a separate Linux VM or server.
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This feature is not supported in versions of Windows prior to Windows 10 or on
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Windows Server SKUs. In addition, it is available [only for 64-bit versions of
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Windows](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/install_guide).
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To get the bash shell, you must first activate the feature in Windows.
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1. Turn on Developer Mode
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* Open Settings -> Update and Security -> For developers
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* Select the Developer Mode radio button
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* Restart if necessary
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2. Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux feature
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* From Start, search for "Turn Windows features on or off" (type 'turn')
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* Select Windows Subsystem for Linux (beta)
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* Click OK
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* Restart if necessary
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3. Complete Installation
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* Open a cmd prompt and type "bash"
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* Accept the license
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* Create a new UNIX user account (this is a separate account from your Windows account)
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After the bash shell is active, you can follow the instructions below, starting
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with the "Cross-compilation" section. Compiling the 64-bit version is
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recommended but it is possible to compile the 32-bit version.
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Cross-compilation
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2018-09-28 09:55:46 +02:00
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Follow the instructions for Windows in [build-cross](build-cross.md)
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Installation
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After building using the Windows subsystem it can be useful to copy the compiled
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executables to a directory on the windows drive in the same directory structure
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as they appear in the release `.zip` archive. This can be done in the following
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way. This will install to `c:\workspace\dash`, for example:
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make install DESTDIR=/mnt/c/workspace/dash
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