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dc589dae 1Notes for Windows platforms
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dc589dae 4 - [Native builds using Visual C++](#native-builds-using-visual-c++)
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5 - [Native builds using Embarcadero C++Builder](
6 #native-builds-using-embarcadero-c++-builder)
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7 - [Native builds using MinGW](#native-builds-using-mingw)
8 - [Linking native applications](#linking-native-applications)
9 - [Hosted builds using Cygwin](#hosted-builds-using-cygwin)
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dc589dae 11There are various options to build and run OpenSSL on the Windows platforms.
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13"Native" OpenSSL uses the Windows APIs directly at run time.
14To build a native OpenSSL you can either use:
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dc589dae 16 Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) C compiler on the command line
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17or
18 Embarcadero C++Builder
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19or
20 MinGW cross compiler
21 run on the GNU-like development environment MSYS2
22 or run on Linux or Cygwin
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24"Hosted" OpenSSL relies on an external POSIX compatibility layer
25for building (using GNU/Unix shell, compiler, and tools) and at run time.
26For this option you can use Cygwin.
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28Native builds using Visual C++
29==============================
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dc589dae 31The native builds using Visual C++ have a VC-* prefix.
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33Requirement details
34-------------------
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36In addition to the requirements and instructions listed in INSTALL.md,
37these are required as well:
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39### Perl
40
41We recommend Strawberry Perl, available from <http://strawberryperl.com/>
42Please read NOTES.PERL for more information, including the use of CPAN.
43An alternative is ActiveState Perl, <https://www.activestate.com/ActivePerl>
44for which you may need to explicitly build the Perl module Win32/Console.pm
45via <https://platform.activestate.com/ActiveState> and then download it.
46
47### Microsoft Visual C compiler.
48
49Since these are proprietary and ever-changing we cannot test them all.
50Older versions may not work. Use a recent version wherever possible.
51
52### Netwide Assembler (NASM)
53
54NASM is the only supported assembler. It is available from <https://www.nasm.us>.
55
56Quick start
57-----------
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59 1. Install Perl
60
61 2. Install NASM
62
63 3. Make sure both Perl and NASM are on your %PATH%
64
65 4. Use Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt with administrative privileges,
66 choosing one of its variants depending on the intended architecture.
67 Or run "cmd" and execute "vcvarsall.bat" with one of the options x86,
68 x86_amd64, x86_arm, x86_arm64, amd64, amd64_x86, amd64_arm, or amd64_arm64.
69 This sets up the environment variables needed for nmake.exe, cl.exe, etc.
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70 See also
71 <https://docs.microsoft.com/cpp/build/building-on-the-command-line>
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72
73 5. From the root of the OpenSSL source directory enter
74 perl Configure VC-WIN32 if you want 32-bit OpenSSL or
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75 perl Configure VC-WIN64A if you want 64-bit OpenSSL or
76 perl Configure to let Configure figure out the platform
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78 6. nmake
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df4c1d80 80 7. nmake test
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df4c1d80 82 8. nmake install
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84For the full installation instructions, or if anything goes wrong at any stage,
85check the INSTALL.md file.
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87Installation directories
88------------------------
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90The default installation directories are derived from environment
91variables.
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dc589dae 93For VC-WIN32, the following defaults are use:
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95 PREFIX: %ProgramFiles(x86)%\OpenSSL
96 OPENSSLDIR: %CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\SSL
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dc589dae 98For VC-WIN64, the following defaults are use:
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100 PREFIX: %ProgramW6432%\OpenSSL
101 OPENSSLDIR: %CommonProgramW6432%\SSL
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103Should those environment variables not exist (on a pure Win32
104installation for examples), these fallbacks are used:
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106 PREFIX: %ProgramFiles%\OpenSSL
107 OPENSSLDIR: %CommonProgramFiles%\SSL
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109ALSO NOTE that those directories are usually write protected, even if
110your account is in the Administrators group. To work around that,
111start the command prompt by right-clicking on it and choosing "Run as
112Administrator" before running 'nmake install'. The other solution
113is, of course, to choose a different set of directories by using
114--prefix and --openssldir when configuring.
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116Special notes for Universal Windows Platform builds, aka VC-*-UWP
117--------------------------------------------------------------------
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119 - UWP targets only support building the static and dynamic libraries.
120
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121 - You should define the platform type to "uwp" and the target arch via
122 "vcvarsall.bat" before you compile. For example, if you want to build
df4c1d80 123 "arm64" builds, you should run "vcvarsall.bat x86_arm64 uwp".
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125Native builds using Embarcadero C++Builder
126=========================================
127
128This toolchain (a descendant of Turbo/Borland C++) is an alternative to MSVC.
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129OpenSSL currently includes an experimental 32-bit configuration targeting the
130Clang-based compiler (bcc32c.exe) in v10.3.3 Community Edition.
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131<https://www.embarcadero.com/products/cbuilder/starter>
132
133 1. Install Perl.
134
135 2. Open the RAD Studio Command Prompt.
136
137 3. Go to the root of the OpenSSL source directory and run:
138 perl Configure BC-32 --prefix=%CD%
139
140 4. make -N
141
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142 5. make -N test
143
144 6. Build your program against this OpenSSL:
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145 * Set your include search path to the "include" subdirectory of OpenSSL.
146 * Set your library search path to the OpenSSL source directory.
147
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148Note that this is very experimental. Support for 64-bit and other Configure
149options is still pending.
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151Native builds using MinGW
152=========================
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dc589dae 154MinGW offers an alternative way to build native OpenSSL, by cross compilation.
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df4c1d80 156 * Usually the build is done on Windows in a GNU-like environment called MSYS2.
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158 MSYS2 provides GNU tools, a Unix-like command prompt,
159 and a UNIX compatibility layer for applications.
8c1cbc72 160 However, in this context it is only used for building OpenSSL.
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161 The resulting OpenSSL does not rely on MSYS2 to run and is fully native.
162
163 Requirement details
164
474853c3 165 - MSYS2 shell, from <https://www.msys2.org/>
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167 - Perl, at least version 5.10.0, which usually comes pre-installed with MSYS2
168
169 - make, installed using "pacman -S make" into the MSYS2 environment
170
171 - MinGW[64] compiler: mingw-w64-i686-gcc and/or mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc.
172 These compilers must be on your MSYS2 $PATH.
173 A common error is to not have these on your $PATH.
174 The MSYS2 version of gcc will not work correctly here.
175
176 In the MSYS2 shell do the configuration depending on the target architecture:
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dc589dae 178 ./Configure mingw ...
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dc589dae 180 ./Configure mingw64 ...
df4c1d80 181 or
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182 ./Configure ...
183
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184 for the default architecture.
185
186 Apart from that, follow the Unix / Linux instructions in INSTALL.md.
187
188 * It is also possible to build mingw[64] on Linux or Cygwin.
189
190 In this case configure with the corresponding --cross-compile-prefix= option.
191 For example
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dc589dae 193 ./Configure mingw --cross-compile-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- ...
df4c1d80 194 or
dc589dae 195 ./Configure mingw64 --cross-compile-prefix=x86_64-w64-mingw32- ...
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197 This requires that you've installed the necessary add-on packages for
198 mingw[64] cross compilation.
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200Linking native applications
201===========================
202
203This section applies to all native builds.
204
205If you link with static OpenSSL libraries then you're expected to
206additionally link your application with WS2_32.LIB, GDI32.LIB,
207ADVAPI32.LIB, CRYPT32.LIB and USER32.LIB. Those developing
208non-interactive service applications might feel concerned about
209linking with GDI32.LIB and USER32.LIB, as they are justly associated
210with interactive desktop, which is not available to service
211processes. The toolkit is designed to detect in which context it's
212currently executed, GUI, console app or service, and act accordingly,
213namely whether or not to actually make GUI calls. Additionally those
214who wish to /DELAYLOAD:GDI32.DLL and /DELAYLOAD:USER32.DLL and
215actually keep them off service process should consider implementing
216and exporting from .exe image in question own _OPENSSL_isservice not
217relying on USER32.DLL. E.g., on Windows Vista and later you could:
218
219 __declspec(dllexport) __cdecl BOOL _OPENSSL_isservice(void)
220 {
221 DWORD sess;
222
223 if (ProcessIdToSessionId(GetCurrentProcessId(), &sess))
224 return sess == 0;
225 return FALSE;
226 }
227
228If you link with OpenSSL .DLLs, then you're expected to include into
229your application code a small "shim" snippet, which provides
230the glue between the OpenSSL BIO layer and your compiler run-time.
231See also the OPENSSL_Applink manual page.
232
233Hosted builds using Cygwin
234==========================
235
236Cygwin implements a POSIX/Unix runtime system (cygwin1.dll) on top of the
237Windows subsystem and provides a Bash shell and GNU tools environment.
238Consequently, a build of OpenSSL with Cygwin is virtually identical to the
239Unix procedure.
240
241To build OpenSSL using Cygwin, you need to:
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474853c3 243 * Install Cygwin, see <https://cygwin.com/>
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245 * Install Cygwin Perl, at least version 5.10.0
246 and ensure it is in the $PATH
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df4c1d80 248 * Run the Cygwin Bash shell
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dc589dae 250Apart from that, follow the Unix / Linux instructions in INSTALL.md.
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252NOTE: "make test" and normal file operations may fail in directories
253mounted as text (i.e. mount -t c:\somewhere /home) due to Cygwin
254stripping of carriage returns. To avoid this ensure that a binary
255mount is used, e.g. mount -b c:\somewhere /home.