First head on over to the msys64 website. MSYS2.ORG Msys2 is a self contained executable for all intents and purposes is a posix with bash built off of Arch Linux. It has a special toolset called Mingw-64. Mingw-w takes native linux libraries and GNU compatible code and cross compiles static executables for windows. All required libraries are selfcontained in the windows executable.
Once you have this file downloaded. Execute it and install.
Please do not change from the current location C:\ unless your comfortable with
editing the make file in the GraftNetwork git directory currently its expects the
path for msys64 to be on the C:\
At the Bash type.
pacman -Syuu
This will update your terminal. The terminal will appear to freeze. This is normal. You have just updated pacman. The Terminal needs to restart in order to continue updating. It has come to a halt as the old pacman was used to essentially replace itself.
Proceed with installation (Y) for yes when prompted with this next screen just exit
It will prompt with “ process are running in session” click okay to exit.
Edit the properties for the MSYS2 Shell
shortcut changing "msys2_shell.bat" to
"msys2_shell.cmd -mingw64"
Double click the renamed batch file and again run the update command
pacman -Syuu
Hit Y for yes
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain make mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake
mingw-w64-x86_64-boost
This will download the toolchain used for cross compilation. The Cmake version used to generate a windows compatible mingw-w cmake compile instructions and boost dependencies C++ Libraries.
Please hit enter.
Then hit Y for yes
Now That you have your cross compilation set up you need to spend some time getting the base developement libraries and Graft Network specific dependiencies.
pacman -S base-devel
This will install the dependencies to compile under Arch(or in this case your terminal)
Hit enter Then Y for yes
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-unbound
pacman -S git
This will install software that will communicate with github to pull copies of a project.
Exit out of msys
Please browse back to the C:\msys64 and look for mingw
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/graft-project/GraftNetwork.git
or for the community edition
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/graft-community/GraftNetwork.git
Once its done type (this will put you in the current directory of GraftNetwork)
cd GraftNetwork
Type
make release-static-win64
It should compile the static executables to
C:/msys64/GraftNetwork/build/release/bin
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