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Memcached - Windows Cygwin binaries

  • https://github.com/memcached/memcached

version 1.6.15

2022-03-30 - commit

2022-07-17 - build

  • cygwin version 3.3.5
  • gcc version 11.3.0

Released versions

  • x86 & x64
  • AVX
  • TLS

:bangbang: Libevent

There is currently a runtime issue using libevent 2.1 (Cygwin build) on old Windows versions : _WIN32_WINNT <= 0X601

*** fatal error - couldn't dynamically determine load address for 'QueryUnbiasedInterruptTime' (handle 0x7FEFD430000), Win32 error 127
see https://gitter.im/msys2/msys2?at=5ce7e6578f019114aeab45c0

So, I provide memcached with both libvent versions:

  • 2.0.5 <= Windows 7
  • 2.1.7 > Windows 7

Don't hesitate to test both of them on your system and give me some feedback because I didn't find a lot of topics on it!

:warning:AVX or not (SSE2)

  • Check your cpu supported instructions with CPU-Z


Build Scripts

Exec Dependencies

  • cygwin 3.3.5
    • cygwin1.dll
  • :point_up: libevent 2.X.Y
    • cygevent_core-2-X-Y.dll
    • cygevent_extra-2-X-Y.dll
    • cygevent_openssl-2-X-Y.dll
    • cygevent_pthreads-2-X-Y.dll
    • cygevent-2-X-Y.dll

:warning: for TLS only

  • openssl 1.1.1q
    • cygssl-1.1.dll
    • cygcrypto-1.1.dll
  • zlib 1.2.12
    • cygz.dll

:warning: for x86 TLS only

  • libgcc 11.3.0
    • cyggcc_s-1.dll

Install as a Windows service

-d install is not anymore available. You might use nssm to install memcached as a Windows service:

  1. copy nssm-2.25.0.exe corresponding to your system arch in memcached folder or somwhere in a Windows %PATH% folder

  2. run theses command - changing absolute path C:\memcached corresponding to your config

    nssm-2.25.0.exe install memcached C:\memcached\memcached-avx.exe
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached AppParameters "-vv -m 512 -I 256m"
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached AppDirectory C:\memcached
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached AppExit Default Restart
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached AppNoConsole 1
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached AppPriority ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached AppStderr C:\memcached\logs\memcached.log
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached AppStopMethodSkip 6
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached AppTimestampLog 1
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached DisplayName memcached
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached ObjectName LocalSystem
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached Start SERVICE_AUTO_START
    nssm-2.25.0.exe set memcached Type SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
    

Older versions 1.4.25. 1.4.33 1.4.35 1.4.36 1.4.39 1.5 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.5.3 are available under tag memcache-1.5.3...