doc: Bump to Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 in build-windows.md

ken2812221 commented at 2:30 pm on May 16, 2018: contributor

Windows starts to provide Ubuntu 18.04 WSL, it can be downloaded from Microsoft Store.

fanquake added the label Docs on May 16, 2018

promag commented at 2:51 pm on May 16, 2018: member

Concept ACK.

There are more references to 17.10 that could be bumped?

fanquake commented at 2:56 pm on May 16, 2018: member

Concept ACK This will need a few more updates though. For example Ubuntu and Ubuntu 18.04 are two different items in the Windows Store, so we should link to 18.04 from here.

MarcoFalke commented at 2:57 pm on May 16, 2018: member

I had the impression that we only support windows cross builds for bionic, due to qt 5.9. So might as well remove all previous versions/workarounds?

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ken2812221 commented at 3:26 pm on May 16, 2018: contributor

According to @MarcoFalke’s comment, removed all other distros except for Ubuntu 18.04. Also changed the Ubuntu 18.04 WSL link according to @fanquake’s comment.

fanquake commented at 3:00 am on May 17, 2018: member

Thanks @ken2812221 . Instructions are looking simpler now. Was going to run through a build but VirtualBox has crashed twice while building depends using 18.04 WSL.. Will ACK once I’ve got a build finished.

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ken2812221 commented at 6:39 am on May 17, 2018: contributor

Update: Search “Ubuntu 18.04”

laanwj commented at 10:29 am on May 17, 2018: member

Concept ACK. I like this as it gets rid of a lot of confusing backwards compatibility cruft.

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82-    No further steps required
83-
84-Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 and Windows Subsystem for Linux <sup>[1](#footnote1),[2](#footnote2)</sup>:
85-
86-    sudo apt install software-properties-common
87-    sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful universe"

laanwj commented at 10:31 am on May 17, 2018:

Finally, no more need to install packages from a different version of ubuntu.

in doc/build-windows.md:44 in 569b48dbaf outdated

37@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ To install WSL on Windows 10 with Fall Creators Update installed (version >= 162
38   * Enable 'Windows Subsystem for Linux'
39   * Click 'OK' and restart if necessary
40 2. Install Ubuntu
41-  * Open Microsoft Store and search for Ubuntu or use [this link](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH4MSV6)
42+  * Open Microsoft Store and search for "Ubuntu 18.04" or use [this link](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N9TNGVNDL3Q)
43   * Click Install
44 3. Complete Installation
45-  * Open a cmd prompt and type "Ubuntu"
46+  * Open a cmd prompt and type "Ubuntu1804"

laanwj commented at 10:32 am on May 17, 2018:

Will this stay this way? Or is this temporarily, until 1804 becomes the default

ken2812221 commented at 11:10 am on May 17, 2018:

I’m not sure, it’s a different app in Microsoft Store now.

fanquake commented at 1:00 pm on May 23, 2018:

There are multiple different Ubuntu “Apps” available in the Windows store, so I think this should be ok for now.

doc: Bump to Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 in build-windows.md

Windows starts to provide Ubuntu 18.04 WSL, it can be downloaded from Microsoft Store.

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in doc/build-windows.md:8 in 569b48dbaf outdated

4@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Below are some notes on how to build Bitcoin Core for Windows.
5 
6 The options known to work for building Bitcoin Core on Windows are:
7 
8-* On Linux using the [Mingw-w64](https://mingw-w64.org/doku.php) cross compiler tool chain. Ubuntu Trusty 14.04 is recommended
9+* On Linux using the [Mingw-w64](https://mingw-w64.org/doku.php) cross compiler tool chain. Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 is recommended

laanwj commented at 10:33 am on May 17, 2018:

Please add that the steps in this document only apply for 18.04. Only saying that it is recommended is not enough, as it means you’d still have to warn people against using 16.04.

ken2812221 commented at 11:14 am on May 17, 2018:

Change recommended to required

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fanquake commented at 1:03 pm on May 23, 2018: member

TestedACK https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/13246/commits/9d4f9421a4898f75a4c49aaefaba2868de071d79

This is a good cleanup, less workarounds.

I’ve done a 64 bit depends build using WSL on a clean Windows 10 VM @ https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/6916024768ec57a00f54224640ab4e4871d2a30a wsl

MarcoFalke commented at 1:07 pm on May 23, 2018: member

utACK 9d4f9421a4898f75a4c49aaefaba2868de071d79

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