Possible Windows Port?

[ndo360]

Greetings!

I am presently working on creating a Tinc network and found your project and thought it could be an amazing fit. The issue is that there are nodes that operate on windows.

I didn't see the page mentioning any setup for other operating systems outside Linux, which leads me to presume there isn't a way to apply this project to nodes running off of windows.

Could it be possible down the line to port to windows, or not as of right now?

Cheers!

[reddec]

Good day!

Yes, the project primarily focus on POSIX based operation systems: Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSx and so on. This is a main platforms are mostly interested for me right now. In addition and with all respect to MS I am heavily disappointed in MS strategy of Windows, so it is personal 😃 (kinda ironic to write this on Microsoft-owned Github)

However, I will be happy to consult any person who will be brave enough to port the project to the NT platform and I will include such patch(es) if needed.

With regards, reddec

[ndo360]

Ah I figured as much.

I am hoping to use Tinc to create a network for people to play old games' multiplayer features once again. However said games are on Windows, and the reason I was attracted to your project was the ease of adding new nodes and the sort.

I would hope that this project somehow gets ported to Windows somehow, I would love to use it.

P.S. I will say the older games is 'Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory' & ' Splinter Cell: Double Agent.'

[reddec]

Let's agree if no one else will make a PR and the issue will get at least 10 likes (means it is valuable feature), I will force myself to do it))

Thanks for the issue and that you are interested in the project!

[ndo360]

Alright you have a deal. I'll ask some people in the community and we'll see if we can get this post the 10 likes it needs.

Cheers!

[reddec]

OK, deal is deal 😄 I will do it

[ndo360]

Thanks! It means a lot.

Once ported to Windows, and a guide made, hopefully the community will enjoy playing online in a decentralized environment... without the risk of a single point of failure.

Cheers Again!

[reddec]

Done

See https://github.com/reddec/tinc-boot#windows

[ndo360]

Greetings once more!

I see the link but I am confused on how to obtain the EXE file... Am I missing the location as to where you posted it?

[ndo360]

I managed to compile it, apologies for the bother!

[reddec]

Binary will be uploaded after new release