From 9c9bc719776790ccbf495f734fe93d6759f7d05d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tony Lewis Hiroaki URAHAMA <50810875+slord399@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2023 20:58:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add WSL method to Windows Install It would be much simpler and not experience IPv6 related build fail at all. --- README.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9e4ebbb..1766cae 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -73,9 +73,24 @@ Building on MacOS should not require any special steps. BUILDING FOR WINDOWS === -Building for Windows requires Cygwin. To obtain Cygwin, see +Building for Windows requires Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). +To install WSL, see +[How to install Linux on Windows with WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install). + +After complete initial process, +simple as: + + sudo apt-get -y install mtr + + +This method will be simpler and easier than tranditional method using cygwin. + +If you prefer traditional method. +Obtain Cygwin, see https://cygwin.com/install.html. + Next, re-run cygwin's `setup-x86.exe` (or `setup-x86_64.exe` if you're using 64bit cygwin) with the following arguments, + which will install the packages required for building: setup-x86.exe --package-manager --wait --packages automake,pkg-config,make,gcc-core,libncurses-devel,libjansson-devel @@ -89,6 +104,8 @@ Finally, install the built binaries: make install + + WHERE CAN I GET THE LATEST VERSION OR MORE INFORMATION? === -- 2.47.3