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[doc] build-windows: Switch to Artful, since Zesty is EOL

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@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ Cross-compilation for Ubuntu and Windows Subsystem for Linux
At the time of writing the Windows Subsystem for Linux installs Ubuntu Xenial 16.04. The Mingw-w64 package
for Ubuntu Xenial does not produce working executables for some of the Bitcoin Core applications.
It is possible to build on Ubuntu Xenial by installing the cross compiler packages from Ubuntu Zesty, see the steps below.
Building on Ubuntu Zesty 17.04 up to 17.10 has been verified to work.
It is possible to build on Ubuntu Xenial by installing the cross compiler packages from Ubuntu Artful, see the steps below.
Building on Ubuntu Artful 17.10 has been verified to work.
The steps below can be performed on Ubuntu (including in a VM) or WSL. The depends system
will also work on other Linux distributions, however the commands for
@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ Ubuntu Trusty 14.04:
Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 and Windows Subsystem for Linux <sup>[1](#footnote1),[2](#footnote2)</sup>:
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty universe"
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful universe"
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ # Set the default mingw32 g++ compiler option to posix.
Ubuntu Zesty 17.04 <sup>[2](#footnote2)</sup>:
Ubuntu Artful 17.10 <sup>[2](#footnote2)</sup>:
sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ # Set the default mingw32 g++ compiler option to posix.
@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ To build executables for Windows 32-bit, install the following dependencies:
sudo apt install g++-mingw-w64-i686 mingw-w64-i686-dev
For Ubuntu Xenial 16.04, Ubuntu Zesty 17.04 and Windows Subsystem for Linux <sup>[2](#footnote2)</sup>:
For Ubuntu Xenial 16.04, Ubuntu Artful 17.10 and Windows Subsystem for Linux <sup>[2](#footnote2)</sup>:
sudo update-alternatives --config i686-w64-mingw32-g++ # Set the default mingw32 g++ compiler option to posix.
@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Footnotes
<a name="footnote1">1</a>: There is currently a bug in the 64 bit Mingw-w64 cross compiler packaged for WSL/Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 that
causes two of the bitcoin executables to crash shortly after start up. The bug is related to the
-fstack-protector-all g++ compiler flag which is used to mitigate buffer overflows.
Installing the Mingw-w64 packages from the Ubuntu 17 distribution solves the issue, however, this is not
Installing the Mingw-w64 packages from the Ubuntu 17.10 distribution solves the issue, however, this is not
an officially supported approach and it's only recommended if you are prepared to reinstall WSL/Ubuntu should
something break.