How to build using Cygwin ========================= Cygwin provides ports of many GNU/Linux tools and a POSIX API layer. This is the most complete way to get the GNU/Linux terminal feel under Windows. Cygwin has a setup that helps you install all the tools you need. This document describes how to build openvpn-gui using Cygwin. It cross-compiles a native Windows executable, using the MinGW-w64 compilers that are available as packages in the Cygwin repository. Required packages ----------------- To build openvpn-gui you need to have these packages installed, including their dependencies. You can install these packages using the standard ``setup.exe`` of Cygwin. - autoconf - automake - pkg-config - make - mingw64-x86_64-gcc-core - mingw64-x86_64-g++ - mingw64-x86_64-openssl Build ----- To build use these commands: .. code-block:: bash autoreconf -iv ./configure --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32 make 32-bit or 64-bit ---------------- The above describes how to build the 64-bit version of openvpn-gui. If you want to build the 32-bit version, simply replace ``x86_64`` with ``i686``. Both 32-bit and 64-bit version of Cygwin can build the 32-bit and 64-bit version of ``openvpn-gui.exe``. Just install the packages you need and use the right ``--host`` option. How to build using openvpn-build ================================ The `OpenVPN cross-compile buildsystem `_ builds OpenVPN GUI along all the other OpenVPN dependencies. Instructions and automated scripts for setting up the buildsystem are available on the `Building OpenVPN using the generic buildsystem `_ page on the OpenVPN community Wiki.