Windows OpenVPN client instructions are incomplete
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Description
The instructions to install and compile the OpenVPN3 client on windows are incomplete. They are missing the JsonCCP package (jsoncpp:x64-windows).
I had included bellow the right instruction:
Building the OpenVPN 3 client on Windows
Prerequisites:
Visual Studio 2019
CMake
vcpkg
Download and build dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
cd vcpkg
bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
vcpkg integrate install
vcpkg install openssl-windows:x64-windows asio:x64-windows tap-windows6:x64-windows lz4:x64-windows gtest:x64-windows jsoncpp:x64-windows
Download and build core test client:
git clone https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn3.git
cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<path_to_vcpkg>\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake -A x64 -B build openvpn3
cmake --build build --config Release --target ovpncli
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Find the Windows OpenVPN 3 client installation and build instructions in the documentation, then compare them with the commands in this issue. Document the jsoncpp:x64-windows dependency in the vcpkg installation command and verify that the listed CMake build steps are complete.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, cpp
- Domain
- build-system, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100