Building go-ipfs on Windows 10

[aagargoura]

Version information:

I was trying to install go-ipfs on windows 10 | amd64 by following this wiki I have installed all necessary tools:

• go version go1.16.2 windows/amd64
• (cygwin) 3.1.7

Description:

When I start make install I get this error:

go version go1.16.2 windows/amd64
bin/check_go_version 1.14.4
plugin/loader/preload.sh > plugin/loader/preload.go
make: *** [plugin/loader/Rules.mk:8: plugin/loader/preload.go] Error 127**

Any tips to fix it?

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[aschmahmann]

hey @aagargoura apologies for the delayed response. I'll take a look at what's going on with the cygwin setup and instructions when I get a chance (hopefully next week 🤞). However, in the meanwhile if you're having issues with the makefile you can just install with go install ./cmd/ipfs and that will put the ipfs.exe binary in your Go build directory (normally <HOME>/go/bin)

[gammazero]

This appears to be a duplicate of #9706