install-windows.md

WINDOWS INSTALL NOTES

Install dependencies

You need to have Go, Git, and GCC installed to compile and run the OpenBazaar-Go daemon.

• Go v1.11
  • https://golang.org/dl
  • Note: OpenBazaar has not been tested on v1.12 and may cause problems
• Git
  • https://git-scm.com/download/win
• TDM-GCC/MinGW-w64
  • http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/
  • A standard installation should automatically add the correct PATH, but if it doesn't:
    • Open the command prompt and type: setx PATH "%PATH;C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin"

Setup Go

Create a directory to store all your Go projects (e.g. C:\goprojects):

• Set your GOPATH
  • Open the command prompt and type: setx GOPATH "C:\goprojects"

Install openbazaar-go

• Install openbazaar-go:
  • Open the command prompt and run: go get github.com/OpenBazaar/openbazaar-go. This will use git to checkout the source code into %GOPATH%\src\github.com\OpenBazaar\openbazaar-go.
• Checkout an OpenBazaar release:
  • Run git checkout v0.13.8 to checkout a release version.
  • Note: go get leaves the repo pointing at master which is a branch used for active development. Running OpenBazaar from master is NOT recommended. Check the release versions for the available versions that you use in checkout.
• To compile and run openbazaar-go:
  • Open the command prompt and navigate the source directory: cd %GOPATH%\src\github.com\OpenBazaar\openbazaar-go
  • Type: go run openbazaard.go start