From f65e239070349aab7a9d8cfe7031424f80492e20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JayDDee Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 01:49:52 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Compiling from source (markdown) --- Compiling-from-source.md | 36 ++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/Compiling-from-source.md b/Compiling-from-source.md index 2d6113b..c84aafb 100644 --- a/Compiling-from-source.md +++ b/Compiling-from-source.md @@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ Update packages and install the mingw toolchain but leave the MSYS2 MSYS window Install additional packages required for compiling cpuminer-opt. -On x86_64: +#### x86_64 packages `$ pacman -S autotools libcurl-devel mingw-w64-x86_64-curl gmp-devel jansson-devel zlib-devel` -On ARM64: +#### ARM64 packages `$ pacman -S mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-clang mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-autotools mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-curl mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-gmp mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-jansson mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-zlib` @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Install Homebrew from https://brew.sh/. Use Homebrew to install missing packages Homebrew may compile some packages from source which can take a long time. -#### ARM64: +#### ARM64 packages Install these packages on newer Apple computers with M series ARM64 architecture CPU. Clang is installed by default. Compiling with GCC doesn't work on Apple ARM64. @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Install these packages on newer Apple computers with M series ARM64 architecture cpuminer-opt can now be compiled on MacOS ARM64 with the default Clang compiler. See Compiling cpuminer-opt below. -#### x86_64: +#### x86_64 packages Install these packages on older Apple computers with Intel x86_64 architecture CPU. x86_64 CPUs must be compiled using GCC, Clang doesn't work. @@ -172,36 +172,29 @@ It is not intended for users and is not supported. It is documented primarily fo These instructions were written specifically for Ubuntu-20.04. -A new user is created specifically for cross compiling. -It keeps all mingw stuff contained and isolated from the rest of the system. +A new user is created specifically for cross compiling. It keeps all mingw stuff contained and isolated from the rest of the system. Step by step... #### Install packages -Install necessary packages from the distribution's repositories. - -Refer to Linux compile instructions and install required packages. +Install necessary packages from the distribution's repositories. Refer to Linux compile instructions and install required packages. Additionally, install mingw-w64. `$ sudo apt-get install mingw-w64 libz-mingw-w64-dev` - #### Create a local library -Create a directory for libraries that need to be compiled in the next stept step. -The Suggested location is $HOME/usr/lib/ +Create a directory for libraries that need to be compiled in the next stept step. The Suggested location is $HOME/usr/lib/ `$ mkdir $HOME/usr/lib` #### Build libraries -The following procedure assumes Ubuntu-20.04 as the host and is the only configuration guaranteed to work. -Download and build other packages for mingw that don't have a mingw64 version available in the repositories. +The following procedure assumes Ubuntu-20.04 as the host and is the only configuration guaranteed to work. Download and build other packages for mingw that don't have a mingw64 version available in the repositories. -Download the following source code packages from their respective and respected download locations, -copy them to $HOME/usr/lib/ and uncompress them. +Download the following source code packages from their respective and respected download locations,copy them to $HOME/usr/lib/ and uncompress them. curl v7.68.0: https://github.com/curl/curl/releases @@ -209,8 +202,7 @@ gmp v6.2.0: https://gmplib.org/download/gmp/ Download the same versions as currently installed on the host. The versions listed above are for Ubuntu 20.04. -Run the following commands or follow the supplied instructions. -Do not run "make install" unless using /usr/lib, which isn't recommended. +Run the following commands or follow the supplied instructions. Do not run "make install" unless using /usr/lib, which isn't recommended. Some instructions insist on running "make check". If make check fails it may still work, YMMV. @@ -228,13 +220,9 @@ gmp: #### Tweak the environment. -Many of the following steps are performed automatically by winbuild-cross.sh. -This script is used to build the Windows release package. Although it was not written -for users it can help simplify compiling. If necessary edit winbuild-cross.sh to correct -any directory paths to match your environment. +Many of the following steps are performed automatically by winbuild-cross.sh. This script is used to build the Windows release package. Although it was not written for users it can help simplify compiling. If necessary edit winbuild-cross.sh to correct any directory paths to match your environment. -This step is required everytime user logs in or the commands can be added to -.bashrc. +This step is required everytime user logs in or the commands can be added to .bashrc. Define some local variables to point to the local library.