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| author | Jarol Rodriguez <jarolrod@tutanota.com> | 2021-05-27 15:22:46 -0400 |
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| committer | Jarol Rodriguez <jarolrod@tutanota.com> | 2021-05-27 19:00:34 -0400 |
| commit | dafab2b1b37d1966610b2189e71c52e3af38dfaa (patch) | |
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doc: improve note on choosing posix mingw32
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diff --git a/doc/build-windows.md b/doc/build-windows.md index 0e92a8aeea..f88b9739de 100644 --- a/doc/build-windows.md +++ b/doc/build-windows.md @@ -81,9 +81,26 @@ The first step is to install the mingw-w64 cross-compilation tool chain: sudo apt install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 -Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 <sup>[1](#footnote1)</sup>: +Next, set the default `mingw32 g++` compiler option to POSIX<sup>[1](#footnote1)</sup>: - sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ # Set the default mingw32 g++ compiler option to posix. +``` +sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ +``` + +After running the above command, you should see output similar to that below. +Choose the option that ends with `posix`. + +``` +There are 2 choices for the alternative x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ (providing /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++). + + Selection Path Priority Status +------------------------------------------------------------ + 0 /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-win32 60 auto mode +* 1 /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix 30 manual mode + 2 /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-win32 60 manual mode + +Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: +``` Once the toolchain is installed the build steps are common: |