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diff --git a/doc/build-windows.md b/doc/build-windows.md index 0a4136173b..07bb0c096a 100644 --- a/doc/build-windows.md +++ b/doc/build-windows.md @@ -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. |