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diff --git a/doc/build-windows.md b/doc/build-windows.md index b6a047b9c3..9549a4b9da 100644 --- a/doc/build-windows.md +++ b/doc/build-windows.md @@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ Compiling with Windows Subsystem For Linux With Windows 10, Microsoft has released a new feature named the [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl/about). This -feature allows you to run a bash shell directly on Windows in an Ubuntu based +feature allows you to run a bash shell directly on Windows in an Ubuntu-based environment. Within this environment you can cross compile for Windows without -the need for a separate Linux VM or Server. +the need for a separate Linux VM or server. -This feature is not supported in versions of Windows prior to Windows 10 or on Windows Server SKUs. +This feature is not supported in versions of Windows prior to Windows 10 or on +Windows Server SKUs. In addition, it is available [only for 64-bit versions of +Windows](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/install_guide). To get the bash shell, you must first activate the feature in Windows. @@ -38,7 +40,9 @@ To get the bash shell, you must first activate the feature in Windows. * Accept the license * Create a new UNIX user account (this is a separate account from your Windows account) -After the bash shell is active, you can follow the instructions below for Windows 64-bit Cross-compilation. +After the bash shell is active, you can follow the instructions below, starting +with the "Cross-compilation" section. Compiling the 64-bit version is +recommended but it is possible to compile the 32-bit version. Cross-compilation ------------------- @@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ To build executables for Windows 64-bit, install the following dependencies: Then build using: cd depends - make HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -j4 + make HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32 cd .. ./autogen.sh # not required when building from tarball CONFIG_SITE=$PWD/depends/x86_64-w64-mingw32/share/config.site ./configure --prefix=/ @@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ To build executables for Windows 32-bit, install the following dependencies: Then build using: cd depends - make HOST=i686-w64-mingw32 -j4 + make HOST=i686-w64-mingw32 cd .. ./autogen.sh # not required when building from tarball CONFIG_SITE=$PWD/depends/i686-w64-mingw32/share/config.site ./configure --prefix=/ @@ -98,4 +102,3 @@ as they appear in the release `.zip` archive. This can be done in the following way. This will install to `c:\workspace\bitcoin`, for example: make install DESTDIR=/mnt/c/workspace/bitcoin - |