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This documentation explains how to setup a build environment for [[FileZilla 3]] '''for Windows''' and how to compile it under [https://debian.org Debian] using [https://mingw-w64.org/ Mingw-w64]. It will take less time and is more simple than [[Compiling FileZilla 3 under Windows]].
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This documentation explains how to setup a build environment for [[FileZilla 3]] '''for Windows''' and how to compile it under [http://ubuntu.com Ubuntu] or [http://debian.org Debian] using [http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/ Mingw-w64]. It will take less time and is more simple than [[Compiling FileZilla 3 under Windows]].
  
 
== OS version ==
 
== OS version ==
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Any recent Linux should do the trick. For the sake of simplicity, this guide focuses on Debian(-based) distributions.
 
Any recent Linux should do the trick. For the sake of simplicity, this guide focuses on Debian(-based) distributions.
  
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We strongly recommend to use [http://debian.org Debian '''12''' (Bookworkm)] or later ('''recommended''')
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Known-good Debian(-based) distributions:
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* [http://debian.org Debian 8 (Jessie)] or later ('''recommended''')
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* [http://ubuntu.com Ubuntu] 14.04 LTR or later
  
 
== Setting up the build environment ==
 
== Setting up the build environment ==
  
 
As root, execute:
 
As root, execute:
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dpkg --add-architecture i386
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  apt-get install bzip2 mingw-w64
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  apt update
 
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apt install automake autoconf libtool make gettext lzip xz-utils
 
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apt install mingw-w64 pkg-config wx-common wine wine64 wine32 wine-binfmt subversion git
 
  
 
Back as normal user, execute:
 
Back as normal user, execute:
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mkdir ~/prefix
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  export PATH="$HOME/prefix-win32/bin:$PATH"
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mkdir ~/src
 
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  export PATH="$HOME/prefix/bin:$PATH"
 
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export LDFLAGS="-L$HOME/prefix/lib:$LDFLAGS"
 
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export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/prefix/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
 
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export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$HOME/prefix/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
 
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export TARGET_HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32
 
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wine reg add HKCU\\Environment /f /v PATH /d "`x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ -print-search-dirs | grep ^libraries | sed 's/^libraries: =//' | sed 's/:/;z:/g' | sed 's/^\\//z:\\\\\\\\/' | sed 's/\\//\\\\/g'`"
 
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<p style="font-size:150%;color:#ff0000">'''Beware:''' You need to patch your MinGW runtime!</p>
 
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Note: This does not affect mingw-w64 >= v4.0.6, mingw-w64 v4.0.6 is available in Ubuntu 16.10.
 
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The version of the MinGW runtime ships with Debian based distributions has broken string conversion functions. You need to fetch the source of the mingw-64 packet and apply the following two patches:
 
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https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/ci/2474f3904a1fbce19d96383a9633e6c2eeb427ea/
 
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https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/ci/bca09678e3bfd67b2d445127280ee5a1d9d0453a/
 
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Without these patches, FileZilla will not work properly and will fail in obscure ways.
 
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-->
 
  
 
== GMP ==
 
== GMP ==
  
 
  cd ~/src
 
  cd ~/src
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  wget https://gmplib.org/download/gmp/gmp-6.3.0.tar.lz
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  wget https://gmplib.org/download/gmp/gmp-6.0.0a.tar.lz
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tar xf gmp-6.3.0.tar.lz
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  TODO
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  cd gmp-6.3.0
 
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CC_FOR_BUILD=gcc ./configure --host=$TARGET_HOST --prefix="$HOME/prefix" --disable-static --enable-shared --enable-fat
 
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make
 
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make install
 
  
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== Nettle ==
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== NETTLE ==
  
 
  cd ~/src
 
  cd ~/src
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  wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nettle/nettle-3.9.1.tar.gz
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  wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nettle/nettle-2.7.1.tar.gz
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  tar xf nettle-3.9.1.tar.gz
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  tar xvzf nettle-2.7.1.tar.gz
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  cd nettle-3.9.1
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  cd nettle-2.7.1
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  ./configure --host=$TARGET_HOST --prefix="$HOME/prefix" --enable-shared --disable-static --enable-fat
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  ./configure --host=i686-w64-mingw32 --prefix="$HOME/prefix-win32" --disable-shared
 
  make
 
  make
 
  make install
 
  make install
  
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== GnuTLS ==
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== GNUTLS ==
  
 
  cd ~/src
 
  cd ~/src
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  wget https://www.gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/gnutls/v3.8/gnutls-3.8.1.tar.xz
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  wget ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/gcrypt/gnutls/v3.2/gnutls-3.2.17.tar.lz
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  tar xvf gnutls-3.8.1.tar.xz
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  tar xvJf gnutls-3.2.17.tar.lz
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  cd gnutls-3.8.1
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  cd gnutls-3.2.17
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  ./configure --host=$TARGET_HOST --prefix="$HOME/prefix" --enable-shared --disable-static --without-p11-kit --with-included-libtasn1 --with-included-unistring --disable-srp-authentication --disable-dtls-srtp-support --disable-heartbeat-support --disable-psk-authentication --disable-anon-authentication --disable-openssl-compatibility --without-tpm --without-brotli --disable-cxx --disable-doc --enable-threads=windows --disable-tools
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  ./configure --host=i686-w64-mingw32 --prefix="$HOME/prefix-win32" --disable-shared
 
  make
 
  make
 
  make install
 
  make install
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  cd ~/src
 
  cd ~/src
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  wget https://sqlite.org/2018/sqlite-autoconf-32600-00.tar.gz
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  wget http://sqlite.org/2014/sqlite-autoconf-3080600.tar.gz
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  tar xvzf sqlite-autoconf-3260000.tar.gz
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  tar xvzf sqlite-autoconf-3080600.tar.gz
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  cd sqlite-autoconf-3260000
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  cd sqlite-autoconf-3080600
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  ./configure --host=$TARGET_HOST --prefix="$HOME/prefix" --enable-shared --disable-static --disable-dynamic-extensions
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  ./configure --host=i686-w64-mingw32 --prefix="$HOME/prefix-win32" --disable-shared
 
  make
 
  make
 
  make install
 
  make install
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== NSIS ==
 
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cd ~/src
 
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wget https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/nsis/nsis-3.09-setup.exe
 
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wine nsis-3.09-setup.exe /S
 
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The above may print a lot of errors and warnings. Ignore them, check for success this way:
 
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[ -f "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/NSIS/makensis.exe" ] && echo "Success!"
 
  
 
== Compile wxWidgets ==
 
== Compile wxWidgets ==
  
 
  cd ~/src
 
  cd ~/src
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  git clone --branch WX_3_0_BRANCH --single-branch https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets.git wx3
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  wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/3.0.1/wxWidgets-3.0.1.tar.bz2
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cd wx3
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  tar xvjf wxWidgets-3.0.1.tar.bz2
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./configure --host=$TARGET_HOST --prefix="$HOME/prefix" --enable-shared --disable-static
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  cd wxWidgets-3.0.1
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make
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  ./configure --host=i686-w64-mingw32 --prefix="$HOME/prefix-win32" --disable-shared
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make install
 
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cp $HOME/prefix/lib/wx*.dll $HOME/prefix/bin
 
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== Compile libfilezilla ==
 
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  cd ~/src
 
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svn co https://svn.filezilla-project.org/svn/libfilezilla/tags/0.33.0 lfz
 
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  cd lfz
 
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autoreconf -i
 
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  ./configure --host=$TARGET_HOST --prefix="$HOME/prefix" --enable-shared --disable-static
 
 
  make
 
  make
 
  make install
 
  make install
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== Compile Boost Regex ==
 
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cd ~/src
 
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wget https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.85.0/source/boost_1_85_0.tar.bz2
 
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tar xf boost_1_85_0.tar.bz2
 
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cd boost_1_85_0
 
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echo "using gcc :  : x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ ;" > user-config.jam
 
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./bootstrap-sh
 
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./b2 --user-config=./user-config.jam --build-type=minimal --with-regex --prefix=$HOME/prefix install
 
  
 
== Compile FileZilla ==
 
== Compile FileZilla ==
  
 
  cd ~/src
 
  cd ~/src
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  svn co https://svn.filezilla-project.org/svn/FileZilla3/tags/3.56.0/ fz
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  wget http://download.filezilla-project.org/client/FileZilla_3.9.0.5_src.tar.bz2
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  cd fz
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  tar xvjf FileZilla_3.9.0.5_src.tar.bz2
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  autoreconf -i
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  cd FileZilla_3.9.0.5_src.tar.bz2
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  ./configure --host=$TARGET_HOST --prefix="$HOME/prefix" --enable-shared --disable-static --with-pugixml=builtin
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  ./configure --host=i686-w64-mingw32 --with-tinyxml=builtin
 
  make
 
  make
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# strip debug symbols
 
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$TARGET_HOST-strip src/interface/.libs/filezilla.exe
 
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$TARGET_HOST-strip src/putty/.libs/fzsftp.exe
 
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$TARGET_HOST-strip src/putty/.libs/fzputtygen.exe
 
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$TARGET_HOST-strip src/fzshellext/64/.libs/libfzshellext-0.dll
 
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$TARGET_HOST-strip src/fzshellext/32/.libs/libfzshellext-0.dll
 
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$TARGET_HOST-strip data/dlls/*.dll
 
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cd data
 
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wine "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/NSIS/makensis.exe" install.nsi
 
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Voila, there's now FileZilla_3_setup.exe in the current directory.
 

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