[FR]: I need instructions on how to compile

[ljgdasfhk]

Contact Details (e.g. Tox ID or email)

230A564AA9C455AB79CFE496E48735BD4429E93D43223666F13C555F8524C929503DBB841ECB

Feature Description

Write please detailed instructions on compiling for Windows (cross-compilation on Linux) with a clean installation of (for example) ArchLinux.

Contribution

• I would like to contribute to this feature

[iphydf]

Cross-compiling is kind of complicated, but you can start from this: https://github.com/TokTok/dockerfiles/blob/master/qtox/docker/Dockerfile.windows-builder and use our build script here: https://github.com/TokTok/qTox/blob/master/windows/cross-compile/build.sh

https://github.com/TokTok/qTox/blob/master/windows/cross-compile/README.md here are some outdated instructions.

[ljgdasfhk]

Ok. Personally I don't need cross-compilation yet. What about compiling on Windows? Could you please write instructions on compiling on clean Windows 11?

[iphydf]

Yes, we'd like to be able to do that but it's a significant effort to get native compilation to work. It involves vcpkg and I don't have access to a windows machine very often, so it's hard for me to get that working. Contributions are very welcome if you can get it to build :).

[ljgdasfhk]

I don't think there is any need to use VC. MinGW will do just fine.