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diff --git a/doc/build-windows.md b/doc/build-windows.md index 5ca9f98475..bbff638b90 100644 --- a/doc/build-windows.md +++ b/doc/build-windows.md @@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ The options known to work for building Bitcoin Core on Windows are: * On Linux, using the [Mingw-w64](https://mingw-w64.org/doku.php) cross compiler tool chain. Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 is required and is the platform used to build the Bitcoin Core Windows release binaries. * On Windows, using [Windows -Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl/about) and the Mingw-w64 cross compiler tool chain. +Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/about) and the Mingw-w64 cross compiler tool chain. +* On Windows, using a native compiler tool chain such as [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com). Other options which may work, but which have not been extensively tested are (please contribute instructions): -* On Windows, using a POSIX compatibility layer application such as [cygwin](http://www.cygwin.com/) or [msys2](http://www.msys2.org/). -* On Windows, using a native compiler tool chain such as [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com). +* On Windows, using a POSIX compatibility layer application such as [cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com/) or [msys2](https://www.msys2.org/). Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux --------------------------------------- With Windows 10, Microsoft has released a new feature named the [Windows -Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl/about). This +Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/about). This 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. Note that while WSL can be installed with @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ tested with Ubuntu. 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). +Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/install-win10). 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: @@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ First, install the general dependencies: sudo apt install build-essential libtool autotools-dev automake pkg-config bsdmainutils curl git A host toolchain (`build-essential`) is necessary because some dependency -packages (such as `protobuf`) need to build host utilities that are used in the -build process. +packages need to build host utilities that are used in the build process. See [dependencies.md](dependencies.md) for a complete overview. |