Build Windows

How to build on Windows

Install tools via chocolatey

• run administrative shell
• run command to install chocolatey

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

• open new administrative shell
• inttall git

choco install git

• install make

choco install make

• install MinGW

choco install mingw --version=8.1.0

• install golang

choco install golang

• open git bash, and cd zboxcli && make install

install tools without chocolatey

Windows 64bit (tested with Windows 10)

Make (e.g. gnuwin32 on sourceforge)

• Install executables make3.8.1 binary & make3.8.1 dependencies

    http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm
  

• The 3 files from the bin folder of above two packages (make.exe and 2xDLLs) need to be copied into a windows folder such as Windows/system, the zboxcli folder, or a folder of your choosing and the path added to windows system path

    Windows System > Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables > (System Variables - Path > Edit ) > New [add your chosen path]
  

Compiler tools via MinGW-W64

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/

• Will install required compiler tools for you;

• Select Architecture x86_64, leave other options as is;

• Once again, you may need to manually add the mingw64 binaries path to your system path

• for whatever path has been installed on your system e.g.

    Windows System > Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables > (System Variables - Path > Edit ) > New C:\Program Files\mingw-w64\x86_64-8.1.0-posix-seh-rt_v6-rev0\mingw64\bin
  

Git for Windows (Optional)

• Installer should handle defaults for you

    gitforwindows.org
  

Golang for Windows

• Via Installer (Windows Amd64 msi) should handle defaults and perform windows path updates for you

    https://golang.org/dl/
  

• Any Open Command (Terminal) Windows may need to be restarted to 'see' any paths updated above

zboxcli

    md go
    cd go
    git clone https://github.com/0chain/zboxcli.git
    cd zboxcli
    make install

(As an alternative to the git clone command, you can manually download and extract from the github website, 0chain/zboxcli) If you get as far as this;

    process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, cp -f zwallet /sample/zwallet, ...) failed.
    make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified.
    make: *** [install] Error 2

Dont worry, its built fine, just rename the file to an .exe like

    rename zbox zbox.exe

• Locate your home folder, like \Users<username>
• Make a folder called .zcn
• copy one.yaml file from zboxcli\network to the new .zcn folder
• Also move zbox.exe to that folder if desired.
• You should now be able to run the "zbox" command and get the help menu