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directly in the MinGW MSYS shell; these instructions do not do so because package
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versions and links change over time. The best way is to use your browser, go to the
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links directly, and see for yourself which versions you want to install.
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+Winrar was used to do the extracting of archive files in the making of this guide.
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-If you think that this documentation was helpful and you wish to donate, you can
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+If you think that this documentation was helpful and you wish to donate, you can
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do so at the following address. 12KaKtrK52iQjPdtsJq7fJ7smC32tXWbWr
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-* A tip that might help you along the way *
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+* A tip that might help you along the way *
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Enable "QuickEdit Mode" in your Command Prompt Window or MinGW Command Prompt
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Window (No need to go into the context menu to choose edit-mark/copy/paste):
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@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ what you copied.
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Go to this url ==> http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started
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Click the link that says "Download and run the latest mingw-get-inst version."
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Download and run the latest file. Install MinGW in the default directory.
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-(I downloaded the one labeled "mingw-get-inst-20111118" - note that this could
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+(I downloaded the one labeled "mingw-get-inst-20120426" - note that this could
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be a different version later.)
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Make sure to check the option for "Download latest repository catalogs".
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I just selected all the check boxes (excluding "Fortran Compiler") so that everything
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* Run the MSYS shell for the first time to create your user directory *
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(Start Icon/keyboard key ==> All Programs ==> MinGW ==> MinGW Shell).
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This will create your user directory for you.
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* Copy BFGMiner source to your MSYS working directory *
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-Copy BFGMiner source code directory into:
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+Copy BFGMiner source code directory into:
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\MinGW\msys\1.0\home\(folder with your user name)
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* Install GTK-WIN, required for Pkg-config in the next step *
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-Go to this url ==> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/
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+Go to this url ==> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/
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Download the file.
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After you have downloaded the file Double click/run it and this will install GTK+
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I chose all the selection boxes when I installed.
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-Copy libglib-2.0-0.dll and intl.dll from \Program Files (x86)\gtk2-runtime\bin to
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+Copy libglib-2.0-0.dll and intl.dll from \Program Files (x86)\gtk2-runtime\bin to
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\MinGW\bin
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-Note: If you are on a 32 bit version of windows "Program Files (x86)" will be
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+Note: If you are on a 32 bit version of windows "Program Files (x86)" will be
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"Program Files".
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your \MinGW\bin directory.
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Download the file from the "Dev" link. Extract "pkg.m4" from share\aclocal and place
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in your \MingW\share\aclocal directory.
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* Install libcurl *
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Go to this url ==> http://curl.haxx.se/download.html#Win32
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At the section where it says "Win32 - Generic", Click on the link that indicates
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-Win32 2000.XP 7.24.0 libcurl SSL and download it.
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+Win32 2000.XP 7.27.0 libcurl SSL and download it.
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The one I downloaded may not be current for you. Choose the latest.
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Extract the files that are in the zip (bin, include, and lib) to their respective
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locations in MinGW (\MinGW\bin, \MinGW\include, and \MinGW\lib).
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-Edit the file \MinGW\lib\pkgconfig\libcurl.pc and change "-lcurl" to
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+Edit the file \MinGW\lib\pkgconfig\libcurl.pc and change "-lcurl" to
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"-lcurl -lcurldll".
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Ref. http://old.nabble.com/gcc-working-with-libcurl-td20506927.html
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* Build bfgminer.exe *
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-Run the MinGW MSYS shell
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-(Start Icon/keyboard key ==> All Programs ==> MinGW ==> MinGW Shell).
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+Run the MinGW MSYS shell
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+(Start Icon/keyboard key ==> All Programs ==> MinGW ==> MinGW Shell).
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Change the working directory to your BFGMiner project folder.
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Example: cd bfgminer-2.1.2 [Enter Key] if you are unsure then type "ls -la"
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-Another way is to type "cd cg" and then press the tab key; It will auto fill.
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+Another way is to type "cd cg" and then press the tab key; It will auto fill.
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Type the lines below one at a time. Look for problems after each one before going on
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to the next.
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*.cl from \MinGW\msys\1.0\home\(username)\bfgminer-x.x.x
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README from \MinGW\msys\1.0\home\(username)\bfgminer-x.x.x
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libcurl.dll from \MinGW\bin
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- libeay32.dll from \MinGW\bin
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libidn-11.dll from \MinGW\bin
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- libssl32.dll from \MinGW\bin
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+ libeay32.dll from \MinGW\bin
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+ ssleay32.dll from \MinGW\bin
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libpdcurses.dll from \MinGW\bin
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pthreadGC2.dll from \MinGW\bin
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* Optional - Install Git into MinGW/MSYS *
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Download the latest "Portable" git archive.
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Extract the git*.exe files from the bin folder and put them into \MinGW\bin.
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Extract the share\git-core folder and place it into \MinGW\share.
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+After the previous step you should have a folder called \MinGW\share\git-core.
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To test if it is working, open a MinGW shell and type the following:
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git config -–global core.autocrlf false (note: one time run only)
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git clone git://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer.git
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If you simply just want to update the source after you have already cloned, type:
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- git pull git://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer.git
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+ git pull
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Now you can get the latest source directly from github.
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+* Optional - Install libusb if you need auto USB device detection; required for Ztex *
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+Go to this url ==> http://libusbx.org/
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+Click on the "Downloads" tab.
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+Click on "releases".
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+Click on the latest version. I downloaded 1.0.12; yours may be newer.
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+Do not download from the link that says "Looking for the latest version?".
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+Click on "Windows"
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+Click on the file and download it. I downloaded libusbx-1.0.12-win.7z.
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+Extract the the following from the file and place in where directed.
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+Copy libusb.h from include\libusbx-1.0 to \MinGW\include\libusb-1.0\libusb.h
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+Copy contents of MinGW32\static \MinGW\lib
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+Copy contents of MinGW32\dll to \MinGW\lib
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+You will have to copy "libusb-1.0.dll" to your working cgminer binary directory.
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* Some ./configure options *
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+--enable-cpumining Build with cpu mining support(default disabled)
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--disable-opencl Build without support for OpenCL (default enabled)
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--disable-adl Build without ADL monitoring (default enabled)
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--enable-bitforce Compile support for BitForce FPGAs(default disabled)
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--enable-icarus Compile support for Icarus Board(default disabled)
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+--enable-modminer Compile support for ModMiner FPGAs(default disabled)
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+--enable-ztex Compile support for Ztex Board(default disabled)
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+--enable-scrypt Compile support for scrypt litecoin mining (default disabled)
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+--without-curses Compile support for curses TUI (default enabled)
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+--without-libudev Autodetect FPGAs using libudev (default enabled)
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# #
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# Native WIN32 setup and build instructions (on mingw32/Windows) complete #
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# #
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-Addendum:
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-Ztex support requires libusb support. The most comprehensive support is
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-currently available from the libusbx project here:
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-http://libusbx.org/
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