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  1. aria2 Windows build
  2. ===================
  3. aria2 Windows build is provided in 2 flavors: 32bit version and 64bit
  4. version. The executable was compiled using mingw-w64 cross compiler on
  5. Debian Linux.
  6. * gcc-mingw-w64 5.2.1-26+16
  7. * binutils-mingw-w64-i686 2.25.90.20151209-1+6.5+b1
  8. * binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 2.25.90.20151209-1+6.5+b1
  9. The executable is statically linked, so no extra DLLs are
  10. necessary. The linked libraries are:
  11. * gmp 6.1.0
  12. * expat 2.1.0
  13. * sqlite 3.10.2
  14. * zlib 1.2.8
  15. * c-ares 1.11.0
  16. * libssh2 1.7.0
  17. This build has the following difference from the original release:
  18. * 32bit version only: ``--disable-ipv6`` is enabled by default. (In
  19. other words, IPv6 support is disabled by default).
  20. Known Issues
  21. ------------
  22. * --file-allocation=falloc uses SetFileValidData function to allocate
  23. disk space without filling zero. But it has security
  24. implications. Refer to
  25. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365544%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
  26. for more details.
  27. * When Ctrl-C is pressed, aria2 shows "Shutdown sequence
  28. commencing... Press Ctrl-C again for emergency shutdown." But
  29. mingw32 build cannot handle second Ctrl-C properly. The second
  30. Ctrl-C just kills aria2 instantly without proper shutdown sequence
  31. and you may lose data. So don't press Ctrl-C twice.
  32. * --daemon option doesn't work.
  33. * 32bit version only: When ``--disable-ipv6=false`` is given,
  34. BitTorrent DHT may not work properly.
  35. * 32bit version only: Most of the IPv6 functionality does not work
  36. even if ``--disable-ipv6=false`` is given.
  37. References
  38. ----------
  39. * http://smithii.com/aria2
  40. * http://kemovitra.blogspot.com/2009/12/download-aria2-163.html