Building headless Bitcoin and Bitcoin-qt on Windows

[softron]

Nice ive looking for this. Can this be done on a VPS.

[jamd315]

at make -f makefile.release I get

Code:

ld.exe: cannot find -ldb_cxx

In the .pro file the path BDB_LIB_PATH point to the directory with db_cxx.h
also, how to I get a log from make?

If one studies the makefile, one sees that the -lxxx refers to a file in the -LpathWhateverDirectory whose name is libxxx.a

So do you have such a file in that place?  If not, then either it wasn't built, or was built but put elsewhere (or erased, renamed,...)  Can't think of too many orther possibilities

Ron

I can find db_cxx.h in the "BDB_LIB_PATH=c:/deps/db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix" and when I built Berkeley DB I used --enable_cxx

Let's try again,

Did you see my message above?  I made it bigger this time   So when one sees a gcc argument like -ldb_cxx one should find a file named libdb_cxx.a there.  Notice how -lssl becomes libssl.a, etc.

Hint: one must observe and generalize from the patterns shown in the makefile.  It's all there if one just looks. Perhaps this has helped others.

Ron

So I checked in c:/deps/db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix I couldn't find db_cxx.a, did I build it wrong?  I also ran a full HD search and found nothing.  Thanks for your help!

[Kaishi]

Thanks for these instructions. This helped quickly get a solid build/dev environment up and running.

[Stygian0708]

ok I just redid the everything and now I am missing this

C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat

Edit: got it working

[apple242]

boost : 1.55.0
Qt : 4.8.5
resource : bitcoin 0.8.0
mingw : 4.8.1
vc:10.0

make -f makefile.release

c:/deps/boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/mutex.hpp:12:44: fatal error : boost/thread/detail/platform.hpp: No shch file or directory

#include <boost/thread/detail/platform.hpp>

compilation terminated.
makefile.release:865: recipe for target 'build/bitcoin.o' faild
mingw32-make: *** [build/bitcoin.o] Error 1

[Stygian0708]

The steps for building bitcoin is that the same steps to use to build any wallet for any altcoin?

[Stygian0708]

when I run ming32-make -f Makefile.Release after running qmake I get the following error

Code:

C:\JennyCoin>mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release
cd C:/JennyCoin/src/leveldb && CC=gcc CXX=g++ TARGET_OS=OS_WINDOWS_CROSSCOMPILE mingw32-make OPT="-pipe -fno-keep-inline
-dllexport -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -O2" libleveldb.a libmemenv.a && ranlib C:/JennyCoin/src/leveldb/libleveldb.a && ranlib C
:/JennyCoin/src/leveldb/libmemenv.a
'CC' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Makefile.Release:317: recipe for target 'C:/JennyCoin/src/leveldb/libleveldb.a' failed
mingw32-make: *** [C:/JennyCoin/src/leveldb/libleveldb.a] Error 1

C:\JennyCoin>

[Remember remember the 5th of November]

I suggest installing MSYS on top of MinGW, makes your life easier and might solve your problem.

[Stygian0708]

I suggest installing MSYS on top of MinGW, makes your life easier and might solve your problem.

what do you mean install msys ontop of mingw I followed the guide to install everything

[dadcoin]

Code:

g++ -c -pipe -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -O2 -frtti -fexceptions -mthreads -fdiagnostics
-show-option -Wall -Wextra -Wformat -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter -Wst
ack-protector -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-function -Wno-strict-aliasing -Lc
:\MinGW\bin\libexec\gcc\mingw32\4.8.1 -DUNICODE -DQT_GUI -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB
-DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE -DUSE_UPNP=1 -DSTATICLIB -DWIN32 -D_MT -DQT_THREAD_SUP
PORT -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_NETWORK_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_HAVE_MMX -DQ
T_HAVE_3DNOW -DQT_HAVE_SSE -DQT_HAVE_MMXEXT -DQT_HAVE_SSE2 -DQT_NEEDS_QMAIN -I".
.\..\..\Qt\4.8.5\include\QtCore" -I"..\..\..\Qt\4.8.5\include\QtNetwork" -I"..\.
.\..\Qt\4.8.5\include\QtGui" -I"..\..\..\Qt\4.8.5\include" -I"src" -I"src\json"
-I"src\qt" -I"..\..\..\deps" -I"src\leveldb\include" -I"src\leveldb\helpers" -I"
..\..\boost_1_55_0" -I"..\..\db-4.8.30.NC\build_unix" -I"..\..\openssl-1.0.1e\in
clude" -I"..\..\..\Qt\4.8.5\include\ActiveQt" -I"build" -I"build" -I"..\..\..\Qt
\4.8.5\mkspecs\win32-g++" -o build\rpcnet.o src\rpcnet.cpp
In file included from src\netbase.h:11:0,
                 from src\net.h:19,
                 from src\rpcnet.cpp:6:
src\compat.h:14:0: warning: "FD_SETSIZE" redefined [enabled by default]
 #define FD_SETSIZE 1024 // max number of fds in fd_set
 ^
In file included from c:\mingw\include\windows.h:93:0,
                 from ..\..\openssl-1.0.1e\include/openssl/rand.h:67,
                 from src\net.h:11,
                 from src\rpcnet.cpp:6:
c:\mingw\include\winsock.h:62:0: note: this is the location of the previous defi
nition
 #define FD_SETSIZE 64
 ^
In file included from src\compat.h:17:0,
                 from src\netbase.h:11,
                 from src\net.h:19,
                 from src\rpcnet.cpp:6:
c:\mingw\include\ws2tcpip.h:38:2: error: #error "ws2tcpip.h is not compatible wi
th winsock.h. Include winsock2.h instead."
 #error "ws2tcpip.h is not compatible with winsock.h. Include winsock2.h instead
."
  ^
In file included from src\schnorr.h:11:0,
                 from src\hash.h:17,
                 from src\net.h:22,
                 from src\rpcnet.cpp:6:
src\cryptopp/osrng.h:43:0: warning: ignoring #pragma comment  [-Wunknown-pragmas
]
 #pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
 ^
In file included from src\compat.h:17:0,
                 from src\netbase.h:11,
                 from src\net.h:19,
                 from src\rpcnet.cpp:6:
c:\mingw\include\ws2tcpip.h:147:8: error: redefinition of 'struct ip_mreq'
 struct ip_mreq {
        ^
In file included from c:\mingw\include\windows.h:93:0,
                 from ..\..\openssl-1.0.1e\include/openssl/rand.h:67,
                 from src\net.h:11,
                 from src\rpcnet.cpp:6:
c:\mingw\include\winsock.h:315:8: error: previous definition of 'struct ip_mreq'

 struct ip_mreq {
        ^
In file included from src\compat.h:17:0,
                 from src\netbase.h:11,
                 from src\net.h:19,
                 from src\rpcnet.cpp:6:
c:\mingw\include\ws2tcpip.h:390:13: error: expected initializer before 'freeaddr
info'
 void WSAAPI freeaddrinfo (struct addrinfo*);
             ^
c:\mingw\include\ws2tcpip.h:391:12: error: expected initializer before 'getaddri
nfo'
 int WSAAPI getaddrinfo (const char*,const char*,const struct addrinfo*,
            ^
c:\mingw\include\ws2tcpip.h:393:12: error: expected initializer before 'getnamei
nfo'
 int WSAAPI getnameinfo(const struct sockaddr*,socklen_t,char*,DWORD,
            ^
In file included from src\cryptopp/pubkey.h:35:0,
                 from src\cryptopp/eccrypto.h:7,
                 from src\schnorr.h:12,
                 from src\hash.h:17,
                 from src\net.h:22,
                 from src\rpcnet.cpp:6:
src\cryptopp/modarith.h: In copy constructor 'CryptoPP::ModularArithmetic::Modul
arArithmetic(const CryptoPP::ModularArithmetic&)':
src\cryptopp/modarith.h:29:2: warning: base class 'class CryptoPP::AbstractRing<
CryptoPP::Integer>' should be explicitly initialized in the copy constructor [-W
extra]
  ModularArithmetic(const ModularArithmetic &ma)
  ^
Makefile.Release:3231: recipe for target 'build/rpcnet.o' failed
mingw32-make: *** [build/rpcnet.o] Error 1

If I try to copy content of winsock2.h and replace ws2tcpip.h, i will get an error at netbase.cpp where it need ws2tcpip.h , so I can't really fix this part

#error "ws2tcpip.h is not compatible with winsock.h. Include winsock2.h instead."

what should i do..

[Stygian0708]

Ok I have figured all the other errors out and now I am just getting the following, anyone able to help with this, be appreciated

Code:

C:\JennyCoin>mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release
mingw32-make: *** No rule to make target 'c:/JennyCoin/src/leveldb/libleveldb.a', needed by 'release\JennyCoin-qt.exe'.
 Stop.

C:\JennyCoin>

[Cassey]

Ok I have figured all the other errors out and now I am just getting the following, anyone able to help with this, be appreciated

Code:

C:\JennyCoin>mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release
mingw32-make: *** No rule to make target 'c:/JennyCoin/src/leveldb/libleveldb.a', needed by 'release\JennyCoin-qt.exe'.
 Stop.

C:\JennyCoin>

Open a MinGW window and:

cd /JennyCoin/src/leveldb
TARGET_OS=NATIVE_WINDOWS make libleveldb.a libmemenv.a

Then...

cd ../..
qmake JennyCoin-qt.pro
mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release

[Stygian0708]

Ok I have figured all the other errors out and now I am just getting the following, anyone able to help with this, be appreciated

Code:

C:\JennyCoin>mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release
mingw32-make: *** No rule to make target 'c:/JennyCoin/src/leveldb/libleveldb.a', needed by 'release\JennyCoin-qt.exe'.
 Stop.

C:\JennyCoin>

Open a MinGW window and:

cd /JennyCoin/src/leveldb
TARGET_OS=NATIVE_WINDOWS make libleveldb.a libmemenv.a

Then...

cd ../..
qmake JennyCoin-qt.pro
mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release

qmake doesn't work inside of mingw seems like every step I get further in I run into another problem

[Cassey]

Ok I have figured all the other errors out and now I am just getting the following, anyone able to help with this, be appreciated

Code:

C:\JennyCoin>mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release
mingw32-make: *** No rule to make target 'c:/JennyCoin/src/leveldb/libleveldb.a', needed by 'release\JennyCoin-qt.exe'.
 Stop.

C:\JennyCoin>

Open a MinGW window and:

cd /JennyCoin/src/leveldb
TARGET_OS=NATIVE_WINDOWS make libleveldb.a libmemenv.a

Then...

cd ../..
qmake JennyCoin-qt.pro
mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release

qmake doesn't work inside of mingw seems like every step I get further in I run into another problem

Fortunately your near the end of the path... (pun intended).  [You need to add QT/bin to the end of your PATH variable]

If you prefer, just do the qmake from a windows command prompt or whatever environment you had it running it before.  The key is to build the libleveldb and libmemenv first as shown in the example.

[Stygian0708]

Fortunately your near the end of the path... (pun intended).  [You need to add QT/bin to the end of your PATH variable]

If you prefer, just do the qmake from a windows command prompt or whatever environment you had it running it before.  The key is to build the libleveldb and libmemenv first as shown in the example.

lol I wish it was that simple but qt has already been added to my path plus this is the errors that I am getting now

Code:

e_exchange(T*, T, T) [with T = boost::shared_mutex::state_data]':
..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:124:103:   required from here
..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:52:99: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break st
rict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
                                                               *reinterpret_cast<long*>(&comparand));
                                                                                                   ^
..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:52:99: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break st
rict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:53:52: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break st
rict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
             return *reinterpret_cast<T const*>(&res);
                                                    ^
..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:53:52: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break st
rict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
In file included from ..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/system/system_error.hpp:14:0,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/exceptions.hpp:22,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/win32/thread_primitives.hpp:16,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/win32/basic_timed_mutex.hpp:14,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/win32/mutex.hpp:9,
                 from ..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/thread/mutex.hpp:14,
                 from src/allocators.h:10,
                 from src\qt\walletmodel.h:8,
                 from src\qt\bitcoin.cpp:9:
..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/system/error_code.hpp: At global scope:
..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/system/error_code.hpp:222:36: warning: 'boost::system::posix_category' defined but not used [
-Wunused-variable]
     static const error_category &  posix_category = generic_category();
                                    ^
..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/system/error_code.hpp:223:36: warning: 'boost::system::errno_ecat' defined but not used [-Wun
used-variable]
     static const error_category &  errno_ecat     = generic_category();
                                    ^
..\deps\boost_1_55_0/boost/system/error_code.hpp:224:36: warning: 'boost::system::native_ecat' defined but not used [-Wu
nused-variable]
     static const error_category &  native_ecat    = system_category();
                                    ^
Makefile.Release:811: recipe for target 'build/bitcoin.o' failed
mingw32-make: *** [build/bitcoin.o] Error 1

C:\JennyCoin>

[Cassey]

Was there something above that?  Those all look like warnings... not errors that would halt the compile.

[Stygian0708]

Was there something above that?  Those all look like warnings... not errors that would halt the compile.

there is an error at the bottom that halted the compile and the cmd buffer isn't going back far enough to see this has been a total head ache lol

[Cassey]

I took me at least two 40 hour weeks to get my first coin to build under windows.  It took 5 minutes under Linux.  Once you get the environment setup right, it will go easier.

[victormx]

I took me at least two 40 hour weeks to get my first coin to build under windows.  It took 5 minutes under Linux.  Once you get the environment setup right, it will go easier.

Same here, linux on minutes

[Stygian0708]

I took me at least two 40 hour weeks to get my first coin to build under windows.  It took 5 minutes under Linux.  Once you get the environment setup right, it will go easier.

the windows wallet can't be built under linux though right?