

First install apt-cyg from the Github repository:) cd /cygdrive/c/temp(or any other temporary directory of your choice) lynx -source /transcode-open/apt-cyg/master/apt-cyg > apt-cyg (If you haven't installed the necessary packages from the Cygwin interface yet because you would prefer to install them using lynx from the Cygwin command line, then you should do so now.

Run the installer and click through the questions.It is highly recommended to build with Cygwin 64-bit now. Note: As of NovemCygwin-x86 is deprecated. Browse to and click on the setup-x86.exe link to download the 32-bit version (the last Cygwin DLL known to work is 3.3.6-1) or use this direct link.This is a sample step-by-step guide - check the complete requirements and report on if problems with this step-by-step guide occur. A historical version of the step-by-step instructions for different platforms can be found here.Ĭomplete requirements found at General Build Requirements and Building on Windows.

This version limits itself to either relatively recent versions of operating systems, or systems in which the OpenOffice PMC are activity using. A more thorough explanation of what the individual steps do and why they are necessary can be found in the building guide. This page is intended as a collection of simple step-by-step recipes to build Apache OpenOffice from source code on Windows.
