[COLLECTED] 100 BTC Bounty For Windows Build Instructions

[NghtRppr]

I'm running Windows XP on VMWare with a clean install. I need a complete step-by-step guide for what I need to download, what commands I need to run, etc. I've tried it myself and read all the directions but I keep getting errors and a Google search doesn't tell me how to fix it. I'll pay 100 BTC to whoever enables me to build a working bitcoind binary from source.

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[dishwara]

http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4750.0
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UMGIGSYM

You already checked this post, still problem to build?

[gjs278]

you can also build the binary using mingw if you're more familar with linux

[Matt Corallo]

Kind of sad that 100 BTC has to be offered for this, someone really needs to rewrite the build process.  Oh well, here goes:

Install:

• MinGW Automated Installer from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/Automated%20MinGW%20Installer/mingw-get-inst/mingw-get-inst-20110316/mingw-get-inst-20110316.exe/download. Install with the C++ and MSYS options checked.
• Activestate Perl (for building openssl) from http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads.  You don't need anything except ActivePerl and Perl, none of the other fancy crap.  You do want to add Perl to your PATH (its an option in the installer).

Download:

• WxWidgets 2.9.1: http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/2.9.1/wxWidgets-2.9.1.zip/download.  Unzip to C:\wxWidgets-2.9.1-mgw
• OpenSSL 1.0.0d: http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.0d.tar.gz.  Untar to C:\openssl-1.0.0c-mgw (yes bitcoin is designed to build with 1.0.0c, but might as well use the latest version since it works right?) Hint: untar using the tar binary which is included in MinGW using cd \c\ && tar xvvf \c\Users\Matt\Downloads\openssl-1.0.0d.tar.gz && mv openssl-1.0.0d openssl-1.0.0c-mgw in the msys shell
• Berkeley DB 4.7.25 NC: http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.7.25.NC.zip.  Unzip to C:\db-4.7.25.NC-mgw
• Boost 1.43.0: http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.43.0/boost_1_43_0.zip/download.  Unzip to C:\boost-1.43.0-mgw
• Boost Jam: http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-jam/3.1.18/boost-jam-3.1.18-1-ntx86.zip/download.  Unzip wherever you like, I used C:\bjam
• miniUPnPc binary http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/download.php?file=upnpc-exe-win32-20110215.zip.  Unzip to C:\upnpc-exe-win32-20110215
• miniUPnPc source http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.5.20110215.tar.gz.  Untar to C:\upnpc-exe-win32-20110215\miniupnpc (you only need *.h, but the others won't hurt) untar with cd \c\upnpc-exe-win32-20110215 && tar xvvf \c\Users\Matt\Downloads\miniupnpc-1.5.20110215.tar.gz && mv miniupnpc-1.5.20110215 miniupnpc

Note that the reason for using the binary miniupnpc release is that I was unable to get it to build on my system.

Add C:\MinGW\bin to your PATH environment variable (Google is your friend as it depends on your Windows Version).
In the DOS Shell:
wxWidgets:

Code:

cd \wxWidgets-2.9.1-mgw\build\msw
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc

Boost:

Code:

cd \boost-1.43.0-mgw
\bjam\bjam.exe toolset=gcc --build-type=complete stage

In the msys Shell (MinGW shell in your start folder or C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat):
OpenSSL:

Code:

cd /c/openssl-1.0.0c-mgw
./config
make
perl util/mkdef.pl 32 libeay enable-static-engine > libeay32.def
dllwrap --dllname libeay32.dll --output-lib libeay32.a --def libeay32.def libcrypto.a -lws2_32 -lgdi32

Copy the libeay32.dll file to the folder where you are building/running bitcoin.

Berkeley DB:

Code:

cd /c/db-4.7.25.NC-mgw/build_unix
sh ../dist/configure --enable-mingw --enable-cxx
make

Bitcoin
If you wish to use git to pull keep a local repository, you'll have to download msgit from http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/detail?name=Git-1.7.4-preview20110204.exe&can=2&q=.
Otherwise, you can download the latest zip of bitcoin from https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/zipball/master
In the msys shell, cd to the unzipped location and

Code:

make -f makefile.mingw

Run with ./bitcoin.exe (make sure you have the libeay32.dll in bitcoin folder)

[NghtRppr]

http://blockexplorer.com/address/1EDMf3UATY1HMwfAHAvgRGCUcpFxtSVfha

Thanks!

[dmp1ce]

@BlueMatt Thank you very much for the instructions, I'm following them to build Namecoin.  Just a note, I'm building on Windows 7 64bit and I had to add the "address-module=32" parameters to the boost build in order for it to compile without error.

Code:

\bjam\bjam.exe toolset=gcc address-model=32 --build-type=complete stage

[Gallop]

Nice work.

So I followed the steps on an XP machine and during the final compilation of Bitcoin, I get this error message:

Code:

g++ -mthreads -O2 -w -Wno-invalid-offsetof -Wformat -g -D__WXDEBUG__ -DWIN32 -D__WXMSW__ -D_WINDOWS -DNOPCH -DSTATICLIB
-DUSE_UPNP=0 -I"C:\boost-1.43.0-mgw" -I"C:\db-4.7.25.NC-mgw\build_unix" -I"C:\openssl-1.0.0c-mgw\include" -I"C:\wxWidget
s-2.9.1-mgw\lib\gcc_lib\mswud" -I"C:\wxWidgets-2.9.1-mgw\include" -I"C:\upnpc-exe-win32-20110215" -mwindows -Wl,--subsys
tem,windows -o bitcoin.exe -L"C:\boost-1.43.0-mgw\stage\lib" -L"C:\db-4.7.25.NC-mgw\build_unix" -L"C:\openssl-1.0.0c-mgw
" -L"C:\wxWidgets-2.9.1-mgw\lib\gcc_lib" -L"C:\upnpc-exe-win32-20110215" obj/util.o obj/script.o obj/db.o obj/net.o obj/
irc.o obj/main.o obj/rpc.o obj/init.o cryptopp/obj/sha.o cryptopp/obj/cpu.o obj/ui.o obj/uibase.o obj/ui_res.o -l wxmsw2
9ud_html -l wxmsw29ud_core -l wxmsw29ud_adv -l wxbase29ud -l wxtiffd -l wxjpegd -l wxpngd -l wxzlibd -l boost_system-mgw
45-mt-s-1_43 -l boost_filesystem-mgw45-mt-s-1_43 -l boost_program_options-mgw45-mt-s-1_43 -l boost_thread-mgw45-mt-s-1_4
3 -l db_cxx -l eay32 -l miniupnpc -l iphlpapi -l kernel32 -l user32 -l gdi32 -l comdlg32 -l winspool -l winmm -l shell32
 -l comctl32 -l ole32 -l oleaut32 -l uuid -l rpcrt4 -l advapi32 -l ws2_32 -l shlwapi
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.5.2/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -ldb_cxx
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [bitcoin.exe] Error 1

Probably something fishy with Berkeley DB, but I'm not clear how to fix this. Thanks for any help.

[Matt Corallo]

Code:

c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.5.2/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -ldb_cxx

Don't know, never seen it.  Make sure you have a libdb_cxx.a in C:\db-4.7.25.NC-mgw\build_unix. 

[Gallop]

Don't know, never seen it.  Make sure you have a libdb_cxx.a in C:\db-4.7.25.NC-mgw\build_unix. 

There was no libdb_cxx.a indeed. I recompiled C:\db-4.7.25.NC-mgw\ and the file was there now. Not sure what happened. Anyway, the good news is that it compiled successfully! Thanks.

90MB .exe but it seems to work fine.

[Matt Corallo]

90MB .exe but it seems to work fine.

You should strip bitcoin.exe.  That should help.

[Gallop]

You should strip bitcoin.exe.  That should help.

Gotcha. A more manageable 7.5MB now. Cheers!

[lulzplzkthx]

Just to let you know, I had to modify makefile.mingw and change the following lines:

Code:

LIBS= \
 -l boost_system-mgw45-mt-s-1_43 \
 -l boost_filesystem-mgw45-mt-s-1_43 \
 -l boost_program_options-mgw45-mt-s-1_43 \
 -l boost_thread-mgw45-mt-s-1_43 \
 -l db_cxx \
 -l eay32

To:

Code:

LIBS= \
 -l boost_system-mgw44-mt-s-1_43 \
 -l boost_filesystem-mgw44-mt-s-1_43 \
 -l boost_program_options-mgw44-mt-s-1_43 \
 -l boost_thread-mgw44-mt-s-1_43 \
 -l db_cxx \
 -l eay32

Also, like Gallop I had to recompile Berkley DB.

Thank you for the wonderful guide, BlueMatt.

~lulzplzkthx

[Alex Beckenham]

I went through all the steps and finally when I did make -f makefile.mingw I got this:

Code:

In file included from util.cpp:5:0:
headers.h:62:29: fatal error: boost/foreach.hpp: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make: *** [obj/util.o] Error 1

I tried copying the boost folder to the bitcoin src directory but got the same error... I don't know where I need to move it to in order for it to be found.

[unfinishe]

I went through all the steps and finally when I did make -f makefile.mingw I got this:

Code:

In file included from util.cpp:5:0:
headers.h:62:29: fatal error: boost/foreach.hpp: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make: *** [obj/util.o] Error 1

I tried copying the boost folder to the bitcoin src directory but got the same error... I don't know where I need to move it to in order for it to be found.

The makefile is looking for the boost folder at C:\boost-1.43.0-mgw . It's possible that there is a typo or something.

[Alex Beckenham]

I went through all the steps and finally when I did make -f makefile.mingw I got this:

Code:

In file included from util.cpp:5:0:
headers.h:62:29: fatal error: boost/foreach.hpp: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make: *** [obj/util.o] Error 1

I tried copying the boost folder to the bitcoin src directory but got the same error... I don't know where I need to move it to in order for it to be found.

The makefile is looking for the boost folder at C:\boost-1.43.0-mgw . It's possible that there is a typo or something.

Wow you're right thanks, I didn't notice that until you mentioned it. I just extracted and added -mgw to the dir name without realising it's called boost_1_43_0-mgw.

[Alex Beckenham]

Awesome, that worked thanks

@Unfinishe: Just sent you a coin using my new binary, plus an extra 1 for matt

[unfinishe]

Awesome, that worked thanks

@Unfinishe: Just sent you a coin using my new binary, plus an extra 1 for matt

Thank you so much! 

[Matt Corallo]

@Unfinishe: Just sent you a coin using my new binary, plus an extra 1 for matt

Thank you good sir.

[grue]

great guide! thank you very much

[vector76]

Great guide!  TY!

The makefile now appears to look for C:\openssl-1.0.0d-mgw instead of C:\openssl-1.0.0c-mgw and it was failing on that.  But just a minor speed bump.

Again, thanks!