= Building on Microsoft Windows =

[[Image(https://xpra.org/icons/windows.png, link=https://www.microsoft.com/windows)]]

For general information, see [/wiki/Building] first.

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== Setup ==

* install [https://www.msys2.org/ msys2] and update the system: run {{{pacman -Syu}}} until all the updates are applied
* from a mingw shell, run this setup script: [/browser/xpra/trunk/src/win32/MINGW_SETUP.sh MINGW_SETUP.sh]

Optional dependencies:
* install [https://tortoisesvn.net/ tortoisesvn] to support SSH via plink
* install [https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/index.html bonjour SDK] for mdns support

To build NVENC or NVFBC support (64-bit only), also install:
* [https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads CUDA]
* [https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/ visualstudio] or [https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/express/ visualstudio express]

To be able to generate EXE installation packages:
* install [https://github.com/pavel-a/ddverpatch verpatch] (see r15919)
* install [http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php InnoSetup]
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== Build ==
From the source directory, just run the build script [/browser/xpra/trunk/src/win32/MINGW_BUILD.sh win32/MINGW_BUILD.sh]

With the regular library updates from MSYS2, you may hit occasional hurdles. ie: ticket:678#comment:61.
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== Updating ==
Just keep the build system updated using {{{pacman -Syu}}}.
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