How to compile latest version on windows 10

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slipstream2021
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How to compile latest version on windows 10

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HI all, Unsure as to how to compile this latest version or what environment needs to be set up, instructions are included for Linux & BSD but for nothing else.
I used to use in a mingw32 environment and pacman to get the prerequisites.
$ autoreconf -i
$ ./configure --enable-networking --enable-release-build
$ mingw32-make -j4

How should it be done now?
shermanp
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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See Here. Also see my additional notes.

For networking, you'll need to add mingw-w64-{i686,x86_64}-libpcap to the list of packages to install.

To build with the ninja backend (MSYS2 recommendation), you will need mingw-w64-{i686,x86_64}-ninja, and add -DMSYS=TRUE to the cmake command line. Eg:

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cmake -G Ninja -DMSYS=TRUE -DUSE_NETWORKING=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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Thank you very much for the guide, I was quite lost trying to find the correct commands...

The only downside after compiling PCem is running it just to find how it complains about a lot of missing libraries ;-) so I have written all the necessary ones for a release build with networking in a single command, one for MinGW 32 and another for for MinGW 64, I guess those will be the same for everybody, if not or if there's a better way to do that please correct me.

After make (or ninja) finishes building pcem paste one of the following commands to copy the required DLL files to the same directory as pcem.exe

Use this command under MSYS2 MinGW 32:

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cd output && cd bin && cp /mingw32/bin/libLerc.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libdeflate.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libexpat-1.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libjbig-0.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libjpeg-8.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/liblzma-5.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libopenal-1.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libpng16-16.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libstdc++-6.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libtiff-5.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libwebp-7.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libwinpthread-1.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/libzstd.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/sdl2.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/wxbase30u_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/wxbase30u_xml_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/wxmsw30u_adv_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/wxmsw30u_core_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/wxmsw30u_html_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/wxmsw30u_xrc_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw32/bin/zlib1.dll ./ && cd .. && cd ..
Use this command under MSYS2 MinGW 64:

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cd output && cd bin && cp /mingw64/bin/libLerc.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libdeflate.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libexpat-1.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libgcc_s_seh-1.dll ./&& cp /mingw64/bin/libjbig-0.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libjpeg-8.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/liblzma-5.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libopenal-1.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libpng16-16.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libstdc++-6.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libtiff-5.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libwebp-7.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libwinpthread-1.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/libzstd.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/sdl2.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/wxbase30u_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/wxbase30u_xml_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/wxmsw30u_adv_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/wxmsw30u_core_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/wxmsw30u_html_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/wxmsw30u_xrc_gcc_custom.dll ./ && cp /mingw64/bin/zlib1.dll ./ && cd .. && cd ..
:arrow: To paste text in the MSYS2 console you can press Shift+Insert or right click on the window and select paste from the menu, then press Enter to run the pasted command.
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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ruben_balea wrote: Sun 26 Dec, 2021 8:20 pm The only downside after compiling PCem is running it just to find how it complains about a lot of missing libraries ;-)
I am going to add the dll list to the article. Being that Linux is my primary os I tend to forget about Windows nuances! Lol.
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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Note, you can use ntldd to automate the DLL copying.

See here for how I've done it in dosbox-staging. This could be adapted for PCem.
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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Thanks so much for the guide worked like a charm :)
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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I just downloaded again the code from the repo.
My system was prepared from viewtopic.php?p=7078#p7078 and it worked.

checkout dev branch
cmake -G Ninja -DMSYS=TRUE -DUSE_NETWORKING=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
returns immediately :/ no error message

Any suggestions?
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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edilson wrote: Sun 02 Jan, 2022 11:29 pm I just downloaded again the code from the repo.
My system was prepared from viewtopic.php?p=7078#p7078 and it worked.

checkout dev branch
cmake -G Ninja -DMSYS=TRUE -DUSE_NETWORKING=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
returns immediately :/ no error message

Any suggestions?
Install PCAP Dependencies (mingw-w64-{i686,x86_64}-libpcap) or do -DUSE_PCAP_NETWORKING=NO if you just want SLiRP support
edilson
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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I reinstalled libpcap and it worked.
Thanks
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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I had another problem, the wrong version of CMake was installed. I had to uninstall the other version and then reinstall the correct CMake to get everything to work.

If you get an error message about the system being unknown and that the C compiler can't compile a simple file you can try this:

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pacman -R cmake
pacman -S mingw-w64-{x86_64,i686}-cmake
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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Going through that MSYS2 guide (after 3.64gb of dev env prep) deadended me...

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$ cmake -G "MSYS Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
CMake Error: Could not create named generator MSYS Makefiles

Generators
* Unix Makefiles               = Generates standard UNIX makefiles.
  Ninja                        = Generates build.ninja files.
  Ninja Multi-Config           = Generates build-<Config>.ninja files.
  CodeBlocks - Ninja           = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
  CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles  = Generates CodeBlocks project files.
  CodeLite - Ninja             = Generates CodeLite project files.
  CodeLite - Unix Makefiles    = Generates CodeLite project files.
  Eclipse CDT4 - Ninja         = Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
  Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles= Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.
  Kate - Ninja                 = Generates Kate project files.
  Kate - Unix Makefiles        = Generates Kate project files.
  Sublime Text 2 - Ninja       = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.
  Sublime Text 2 - Unix Makefiles
                               = Generates Sublime Text 2 project files.

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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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That can happen if you run cmake from MSYS2 MSYS, if this was your case you have to switch to MSYS2 MinGW 32 or MSYS2 MinGW 64 to compile PCem, in some of the earlier guides it was specified but I think the last guide is missing that step

MSYS2:
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MSYS2 MINGW64:
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(Edit: I added screen captures)
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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Alright it's built. I'm now seeing a pcem.exe and libpcem.dll. Thank!
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Re: How to compile latest version on windows 10

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I will update the Windows one to be more accurate. Also I need to make one for Ubuntu and openSUSE
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