stunnel Windows install notes


Cross-compiling stunnel from source with MinGW (optional):

 1) Install the mingw32 cross-compiler on a Unix/Linux machine.
    On Debian (and derivatives, including Ubuntu):
      sudo apt-get install gcc-mingw-w64-i686
    On Arch Linux:
      sudo pacman -S mingw-w64-gcc

 2) Download the recent OpenSSL and unpack it:
      tar zvxf ~/openssl-(version).tar.gz
      mv openssl-(version) openssl-(version)-i686
      cd openssl-(version)-i686/

 3) Build OpenSSL.
    For 32-bit Windows:
      ./Configure \
        --cross-compile-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- \
        --openssldir=/opt/openssl-mingw mingw shared
      make
      sudo make install
      sudo cp ms/applink.c /opt/openssl-mingw/include/openssl/
    For 64-bit Windows:
      ./Configure \
        --cross-compile-prefix=x86_64-w64-mingw32- \
        --openssldir=/opt/openssl-mingw64 mingw64 shared
      make
      sudo make install
      sudo cp ms/applink.c /opt/openssl-mingw64/include/openssl/

 4) Download and unpack stunnel-(version).tar.gz.

 5) Configure stunnel:
      cd stunnel-(version)
      ./configure

 6) Build Windows 32-bit and/or 64-bit executables:
      cd src
      make mingw
      make mingw64


Building stunnel from source with MinGW (optional):

 Building on a Windows machine is possible, but not currently supported.


Building stunnel from source with Visual Studio (optional):

 TODO


Installing stunnel:

 1) Run installer to install the precompiled binaries, or
    copy the stunnel.exe or tstunnel.exe executable located in the
      /stunnel-(version)/bin/mingw/ directory into the destination
      directory on a Windows machine, and
    copy OpenSSL DLLs: libeay32.dll, libssp-0.dll and ssleay32.dll
      into the same directory, if necessary.

 2) Read the manual (stunnel.html).

 3) Create/edit the stunnel.conf configuration file.