readme: add windows instructions

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CodingKoopa 2024-03-08 18:53:56 -05:00
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@ -119,6 +119,30 @@ then, as root:
And, to end the test, unmount the usual way:
umount /dev/sda1
BUILDING FOR WINDOWS
====================
A subset of the components found in this repository may be compiled and
executed on Windows. This includes the libntfs-3g library and the ntfsprogs
programs, but NOT the actual ntfs-3g driver.
To target Cygwin, you must install the following packages
from the Cygwin installer:
automake
libtool
make
gcc-core
libgcrypt-devel
Then
./configure --disable-ntfs-3g --disable-plugins
make
The full set of ntfsprogs, including ntfsusermap, can be built using:
make extra
NTFS UTILITIES
==============