Howto compile libssh using MinGW

Windows

FIXME

Linux

Compile libssh for Windows using MinGW. First you need a toolchain file which should look like the following example:

# the name of the target operating system
set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Windows)

# which compilers to use for C and C++
set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER i386-mingw32msvc-gcc)
set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER i386-mingw32msvc-g++)

# here is the target environment located
set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH /opt/cross/i386-mingw32msvc/ /usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw)

# adjust the default behaviour of the FIND_XXX() commands:
# search headers and libraries in the target environment, search
# programs in the host environment
set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)

Save this file as toolchain-mingw32.cmake. Now run cmake with the following options:

cmake \
  -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/path/to/toolchain-mingw32.cmake \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=RelWithDebInfo \
  -DWITH_STATIC_LIB=ON \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON \
  /path/to/libssh