Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJTX build issue on Windows

[Gary R. <cga...@gm...>]

You might want to look over in the JTSDK reflector for Windows build assistance:

https://groups.io/g/JTSDK/topics
> On Oct 19, 2025, at 3:41 PM, Mike Hornsby via wsjt-devel <wsj...@li...> wrote:
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> I also attempted to do a windows 11 build of wsjtx. Ran into same issues and did not get any further. 
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> Was able to build easily on various raspberry pi’s and older pcs. PCs using Linux mint thanks to instructions from:
> http://www.kk5jy.net/wsjtx-build/
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> Much evidence exists on this list for not using windows to run wsjtx. Issues with Com ports, constant updates, Microsoft withdrawal of support for versions … windows has always been problematic as any new application install can update libraries and configurations that can impact other applications.
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> Added to this, for handicap types of uses I would build a WSJTx raspberry pi like appliance that is stand alone and plug and play. 
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> To keep it as simple an and low cost as possible, I would start with a 20 meter only version that operates on the radio VOX interface. Anyone have any stats on FT8 traffic by band? 
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> Also, I know from experience, with a 20 watts and a 20 meter ham stick, or if you have an attic or yard, a speaker wire dipole, you can work the globe.
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> GL ES 73 
> Mike KC8yom
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>> On Oct 19, 2025, at 12:54 PM, grday--- via wsjt-devel <wsj...@li... <mailto:wsj...@li...>> wrote:
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>> Hello WSJTX developers:
>>  
>>     I am trying to build WSJTX from the tarball wsjtx-3.0.0_improved_PLUS_250924.tgz
>> as recommended by dg2ycb several weeks ago, but have encountered
>> a barrier for which I am looking for a suggestion.
>>  
>>     I need to build WSJTX on a Windows 11 system.
>>     I think I have made pretty good progress in the sense that I have
>> gotten what I believe to be all of the dependant packages to build and
>> install, including Qt 5.15.2, boost, fftw, hamlib, all of the mingw
>> compilers, etc.
>>  
>>    I think I am close to getting wsjtx to build, but right now I am
>> pretty much stimied.
>>  
>>     I began by installing Qt 5.15.2 and jtsdk64-tools. Within the
>> jtsdk64-tools directory framework and from the mingw64 shell I installed
>> the various dependencies via the package manager.
>>  
>>     The wsjtx source is setup to be built via the CMake build utility
>> with which I am currently a novice. I have tried to build wsjtx from a
>> build directory  via the following commands:
>>  
>> cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" \
>>   -DWSJT_GENERATE_DOCS=OFF \
>>   -DCMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS="-std=legacy -fallow-argument-mismatch" \
>>   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
>>   -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="/c/Qt/5.15.2/mingw81_64;/c/JTSDK64-Tools/tools/msys64/mingw64" \
>>   ..
>>  
>> cmake --build . --parallel
>>  
>>     The diagnostic that I get is:
>>  
>> [ 38%] Performing configure step for 'hamlib'
>> 'C:\JTSDK64-Tools\src\wsjtx\build\hamlib-prefix\src\hamlib\configure' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>> operable program or batch file.
>>  
>>     I tried building and installing hamlib separately which appeared
>> to work ok but then I found that the building of wsjtx is very tightly
>> coupled to the building of hamlib in the CMake build scripts. I tried
>> tweaking the top level CMakeLists.txt file, specificly the call to
>> ExternalProject_Add(hamlib to use the bash shell to execute configure
>> but that did not work.
>>  
>>    I also tried setting the CONFIG_SHELL environment variable, i.e.,
>>  
>> export CONFIG_SHELL=/usr/bin/sh
>>  
>> but it had no effect.
>>  
>>   Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
>>  
>>     As further background, I myself am a blind developer who has
>> volunteered to make some modifications to the UDP daemon for the
>> purpose of extending the current API so that more of the WSJTX functionality
>> is available via an external accessibility agent. I myself am not a
>> radio operator and have no call sign but my goal is to make more WSJTX
>> functions available to the WSJTX blind user group.
>>  
>> Thanks in advance,
>>  
>> Gary R. Day
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