From: Zooko O'Whielacronx Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:08:41 +0000 (-0700) Subject: setup: split off README.win32 from README and paste in Mike Booker's notes about... X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-0.6.1~13 X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/listings/...?a=commitdiff_plain;h=34911c8066d5abb1582cf91f52c7e213cdbe76f6;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git setup: split off README.win32 from README and paste in Mike Booker's notes about building OpenSSL --- diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS index dc1fa63e..e4250164 100644 --- a/CREDITS +++ b/CREDITS @@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ N: Nathan Wilcox E: nejucomo@gmail.com D: unit tests, attack example, documentation (wiki) +N: Mike Booker +D: documentation (README.win32) diff --git a/README b/README index f967db2c..bae3a943 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -25,25 +25,9 @@ http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/DownloadDebianPackages BUILDING ON WINDOWS: -If you are building on Windows, then the easy way is to install cygwin and -use cygwin version of Python and the cygwin versions of all dependencies -(which will happen naturally if you follow this README -- note that you -cannot use Windows-native versions of any of the dependencies -- they all -have to be cygwin versions). - -The second-easiest way is to install cygwin and use cygwin development tools -such as bash, GNU make, gcc, etc., but install the Windows-native version of -Python and the Windows-native versions of all of the dependencies. If you -create a distutils config file (as per -http://docs.python.org/inst/config-syntax.html ) and put "compiler=mingw32" -in it, then you can follow the rest of this README and the dependencies will -all be automatically built (by the cygwin gcc compiler) as Windows-native -libraries. - -The third-easiest way is to use a Microsoft compiler or some other compiler. -This README does not explain how to do that. You are on your own for now, -but please feel free to contribute a document which explains how to build all -these dependencies using your favorite compiler. +Please see the README.win32 file for some specific issues, but after you've +understood those issues then come back here and follow the instructions in +this README. DEPENDENCIES: @@ -91,30 +75,14 @@ The Manual Dependencies: http://pyopenssl.sourceforge.net - To install PyOpenSSL on Windows-native, download this: - http://allmydata.org/source/pyOpenSSL-0.6.win32-py2.5.exe + To install PyOpenSSL on cygwin, install the OpenSSL development libraries + with the cygwin package management tool, then get the pyOpenSSL source + code, cd into it, and run "python ./setup.py install". - or for Python 2.4, this: - - http://allmydata.org/source/pyOpenSSL-0.6.win32-py2.4.exe - - To install PyOpenSSL on Windows-cygwin, install the OpenSSL development - libraries with the cygwin package management tool, then get the pyOpenSSL - source code, cd into it, and run "python ./setup.py install". - - + OpenSSL, including development headers (cryptography library); not - required on native Windows (required on cygwin) + + OpenSSL, including development headers (cryptography library) http://openssl.org - The Windows-native pyOpenSSL package comes with OpenSSL, which is why you - don't need to install OpenSSL separately on Windows-native. - - + the pywin32 package (210 or later); required only on native Windows (not - required on cygwin) - - http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/ - GETTING THE SOURCE CODE: diff --git a/README.win32 b/README.win32 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fd6bbf08 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.win32 @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +BUILDING ALLMYDATA.ORG TAHOE ON WINDOWS + +There are three ways to do it: + +ALL CYGWIN ALL THE TIME + +If you are building on Windows, then the easy way is to install cygwin and +use cygwin version of Python and the cygwin versions of all dependencies +(which will happen naturally if you follow the main README file -- note that +you cannot use Windows-native versions of any of the dependencies -- they all +have to be cygwin versions). So if you are taking this approach then you +don't need to read the rest of this README.win32 file at all. + +CYGWIN TOOLS TO BUILD WINDOWS-NATIVE LIBRARIES + +The second-easiest way is to install cygwin and use cygwin development tools +such as bash, GNU make, gcc, etc., but install the Windows-native version of +Python and the Windows-native versions of all of the dependencies. If you +create a distutils config file (as per +http://docs.python.org/inst/config-syntax.html ) and put "compiler=mingw32" +in it, then you can follow the rest of the main README file and the +dependencies will all be automatically built (by the cygwin gcc compiler) as +Windows-native libraries. This README.win32 file contains some extra notes +about how to take this approach. + +OTHER BUILD TOOLS + +The third-easiest way is to use a Microsoft compiler or some other compiler. +Our README files do not currently explain how to do that. You are on your +own for now, but please feel free to contribute a document which explains how +to build all these dependencies using your favorite compiler. + + + + +Okay, here are some notes about following the "CYGWIN TOOLS TO BUILD +WINDOWS-NATIVE LIBRARIES" approach: + + +EXTRA MANUAL DEPENDENCIES + +In addition to the dependencies listed in the main README file, you also need +the following: + + + the pywin32 package (210 or later) + + http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/ + + +NOTES ABOUT BUILDING OPENSSL + +In order to compile the tahoe source you need to have libeay32.dll version +0.9.8.5 and ssleay32.dll version 0.9.8.5 installed. On the original machine +I somehow had those in my system32 directory, but on my fresh install machine +I did not. And, installing pyopenssl does not seem to install these dlls +into system32 for me. + +So, to get them installed I had to download and compile openssl from the +openssl.org website. When I attempted to compile that with using the +instructions in their install.w32 file: + + perl Configure VC-WIN32 ~prefix=c:/some/openssl/dir + ms\do_masm + nmake ~f ms\ntdll.mak + +I found that + +I needed to have perl installed, so I installed that from active perl (though +the version from the cygwin install works too). I needed to add my visual +studio install to my ~path~ environment variable. In my case that was +~C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin~I needed to add an +include environment variable with the path to my include files. In VS2005, +there are two directories that have to be added there, so ~include~ = +~C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\include; C:\Program +Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK\Include~I needed to add a +~lib~ environment variable with paths to my .lib files for the linker. In +my case that was ~lib~ = ~C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio +8\VC\lib; C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK\Lib~ + +Once I did this, the openssl code compiles for me and I just needed to copy +the dlls (libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll) that were created in the out32dll +directory of my openssl-0.9.8e source folder into my windows\system32 folder. +Then Tahoe-0.6.0 compiles and installs fine using the ~python setup.py +install~ command. + + +NOTES ABOUT INSTALLING PYOPENSSL + +To install PyOpenSSL on Windows-native, download this: + +http://allmydata.org/source/pyOpenSSL-0.6.win32-py2.5.exe + +or for Python 2.4, this: + +http://allmydata.org/source/pyOpenSSL-0.6.win32-py2.4.exe