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- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 64
- Forks
- 56
- PR merge metrics
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Description
I've been trying to build Bootgen tool on windows platform. The steps provided in README.md is not sufficient to build the source code.
Steps followed:
- Installed Win64 OpenSSL v1.1.1s
- Installed g++ compiler for windows
- Used the below command to compile in cygwin
$ make "INCLUDE_USER=-I<installed_location>/openssl/include" - Error log:

Please help!
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Research direction
Start with README.md and reproduce the reported Windows/Cygwin build using the make command and OpenSSL include path described in the issue. Inspect the linked error log to identify the missing or incompatible build requirement; done means the README provides sufficient Windows build steps and the Bootgen source builds successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- build-system, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100