X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=doc%2Ftinc.texi;h=2e519d1cfc963fac116fdd31a19470d3873c8098;hb=021293e0d03de8d29b22104a8f9bef625b135640;hp=e3eff86836cef40fbbc6758dd962e51609b677de;hpb=7c87cfa7c9efe4ff70c023278129b9de09014be9;p=tinc diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi index e3eff868..2e519d1c 100644 --- a/doc/tinc.texi +++ b/doc/tinc.texi @@ -549,11 +549,7 @@ for yourself, you can use the source. The source is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Download the source from the @uref{https://www.tinc-vpn.org/download/, download page}. -Tinc comes in a convenient autoconf/automake package, which you can just -treat the same as any other package. Which is just untar it, type -`./configure' and then `make'. -More detailed instructions are in the file @file{INSTALL}, which is -included in the source distribution. +Please refer to @file{INSTALL.md} for information on how to build tinc from source. @menu * Building and installing tinc:: @@ -575,7 +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 @@ -590,14 +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.