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diff --git a/doc/build-windows.md b/doc/build-windows.md index 9e0e66e522..0a4136173b 100644 --- a/doc/build-windows.md +++ b/doc/build-windows.md @@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ Full instructions to install WSL are available on the above link. To install WSL on Windows 10 with Fall Creators Update installed (version >= 16215.0) do the following: 1. Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux feature - * From Start, search for "Turn Windows features on or off" (type 'turn') - * Select Windows Subsystem for Linux - * Click OK - * Restart if necessary + * Open the Windows Features dialog (`OptionalFeatures.exe`) + * Enable 'Windows Subsystem for Linux' + * Click 'OK' and restart if necessary 2. Install Ubuntu * Open Microsoft Store and search for Ubuntu or use [this link](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH4MSV6) * Click Install @@ -63,6 +62,8 @@ installing the toolchain will be different. First, install the general dependencies: + sudo apt update + sudo apt upgrade sudo apt install build-essential libtool autotools-dev automake pkg-config bsdmainutils curl git A host toolchain (`build-essential`) is necessary because some dependency @@ -102,11 +103,9 @@ Note that for WSL the Bitcoin Core source path MUST be somewhere in the default example /usr/src/bitcoin, AND not under /mnt/d/. If this is not the case the dependency autoconf scripts will fail. This means you cannot use a directory that located directly on the host Windows file system to perform the build. -The next three steps are an example of how to acquire the source in an appropriate way. +Acquire the source in the usual way: - cd /usr/src - sudo git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git - sudo chmod -R a+rw bitcoin + git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git Once the source code is ready the build steps are below. @@ -132,11 +131,9 @@ Note that for WSL the Bitcoin Core source path MUST be somewhere in the default example /usr/src/bitcoin, AND not under /mnt/d/. If this is not the case the dependency autoconf scripts will fail. This means you cannot use a directory that located directly on the host Windows file system to perform the build. -The next three steps are an example of how to acquire the source in an appropriate way. +Acquire the source in the usual way: - cd /usr/src - sudo git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git - sudo chmod -R a+rw bitcoin + git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git Then build using: |