From: Kirill Isakov Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:44:39 +0000 (+0600) Subject: Mention Windows SDK compat in installation docs X-Git-Url: https://git.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?a=commitdiff_plain;h=61a08ba67b37200659f49f14aeb03f23789b84c6;p=tinc Mention Windows SDK compat in installation docs --- diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 3265e542..fb99d038 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -35,13 +35,21 @@ Please consult your operating system's documentation for more details. ## Windows -You will need to install [msys2][msys2] to build tinc under Windows. +You can build tinc using either the native [Windows SDK][sdk-ms] (which comes with Visual Studio), +or with the Unix-like [msys2 environment][sdk-msys2]. Install either one of them, plus +the latest version of [meson][meson-release]. -[msys2]: https://msys2.org/ +If you prefer the native SDK, you might want to work on tinc (or build it) under Visual Studio. +To do so, follow [these instructions][meson-vs]. By default, tinc produces a static Windows build, so you don't need to install anything in order to _run_ the compiled binaries. +[sdk-ms]: https://visualstudio.com/ +[sdk-msys2]: https://msys2.org/ +[meson-release]: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases +[meson-vs]: https://mesonbuild.com/Using-with-Visual-Studio.html + # Building ## Native diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi index ed9f3aec..2e519d1c 100644 --- a/doc/tinc.texi +++ b/doc/tinc.texi @@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ The documentation that comes along with your distribution will tell you how to d @menu * Darwin (MacOS/X) build environment:: -* MinGW (Windows) build environment:: +* Windows build environment:: @end menu @@ -586,14 +586,16 @@ You need to download and install LibreSSL (or OpenSSL) and LZO, either directly from their websites (see @ref{Libraries}) or using Fink. @c ================================================================== -@node MinGW (Windows) build environment -@subsection MinGW (Windows) build environment +@node Windows build environment +@subsection Windows build environment + +You will need to install either the native Windows SDK from @uref{https://visualstudio.com}, +or the MinGW environment from @uref{https://msys2.org}. -You will need to install the MinGW environment from @uref{http://www.mingw.org}. You also need to download and install LibreSSL (or OpenSSL) and LZO. -When tinc is compiled using MinGW it runs natively under Windows, -it is not necessary to keep MinGW installed. +Whether tinc is compiled using MinGW or the native SDK, it runs natively under Windows, +so it is not necessary to keep either SDK to run the compiled binaries. When detaching, tinc will install itself as a service, which will be restarted automatically after reboots.