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WINDOWS BUILD NOTES
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Below are some notes on how to build Dash Core for Windows.
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The options known to work for building Dash Core on Windows are:
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* On Linux, using the [Mingw-w64](https://mingw-w64.org/doku.php) cross compiler tool chain. Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 is required
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and is the platform used to build the Dash Core Windows release binaries.
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* On Windows, using [Windows
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Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/about) and the Mingw-w64 cross compiler tool chain.
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* On Windows, using a native compiler tool chain such as [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com).
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Other options which may work, but which have not been extensively tested are (please contribute instructions):
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* On Windows, using a POSIX compatibility layer application such as [cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com/) or [msys2](https://www.msys2.org/).
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Installing 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 (WSL)](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/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. Note that while WSL can be installed with
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other Linux variants, such as OpenSUSE, the following instructions have only been
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tested with Ubuntu.
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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://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/install-win10).
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Full instructions to install WSL are available on the above link.
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To install WSL on Windows 10 with Fall Creators Update installed (version >= 16215.0) do the following:
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1. Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux feature
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* Open the Windows Features dialog (`OptionalFeatures.exe`)
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* Enable 'Windows Subsystem for Linux'
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* Click 'OK' and restart if necessary
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2. Install Ubuntu
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* Open Microsoft Store and search for "Ubuntu 18.04" or use [this link](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N9TNGVNDL3Q)
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* Click Install
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3. Complete Installation
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* Open a cmd prompt and type "Ubuntu1804"
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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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-------------------
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Follow the instructions for Windows in [build-cross](build-cross.md)
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Installation
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-------------
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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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You can also create an installer using:
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make deploy
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