X-Git-Url: http://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftinc.texi;h=2e519d1cfc963fac116fdd31a19470d3873c8098;hb=61a08ba67b37200659f49f14aeb03f23789b84c6;hp=ed9f3aec9d7a61eb8b266376f29ab0c924529261;hpb=e25ae9efe89d42ec9974bd7cd6f1af1655f2a734;p=tinc diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi index ed9f3aec..2e519d1c 100644 --- a/doc/tinc.texi +++ b/doc/tinc.texi @@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ The documentation that comes along with your distribution will tell you how to d @menu * Darwin (MacOS/X) build environment:: -* MinGW (Windows) build environment:: +* Windows build environment:: @end menu @@ -586,14 +586,16 @@ You need to download and install LibreSSL (or OpenSSL) and LZO, either directly from their websites (see @ref{Libraries}) or using Fink. @c ================================================================== -@node MinGW (Windows) build environment -@subsection MinGW (Windows) build environment +@node Windows build environment +@subsection Windows build environment + +You will need to install either the native Windows SDK from @uref{https://visualstudio.com}, +or the MinGW environment from @uref{https://msys2.org}. -You will need to install the MinGW environment from @uref{http://www.mingw.org}. You also need to download and install LibreSSL (or OpenSSL) and LZO. -When tinc is compiled using MinGW it runs natively under Windows, -it is not necessary to keep MinGW installed. +Whether tinc is compiled using MinGW or the native SDK, it runs natively under Windows, +so it is not necessary to keep either SDK to run the compiled binaries. When detaching, tinc will install itself as a service, which will be restarted automatically after reboots.