OpenOBEX on Win32

The question wether/how OpenOBEX compiles/runs on win32 pops up now and then. Here is a general overview and a short checklist.

Please note: There is a complete prebuilt win32 package available. See ObexDownloads

Does OpenOBEX compile on win32?

Yes. It has been tested with various native compilers and MinGW32 as cross-compiler. For a quick guide see the steps below.

The following compile environment for Windows (32bit) are at your options:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 9 .NET 2008 (​Express Edition is sufficient)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 8 .NET 2005 (​Express Edition is sufficient)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 7.1 .NET 2003
• ​MinGW32
• ​Cygwin

The proper Makefiles and Visual Studion project can be created with the not-yet-available CMake support. With the current autotools, only the last two are supported.

Does OpenOBEX run on win32? Is it useable?

OpenOBEX requires backends for each transport. Your options include:

• USB: libusb-win32, works
• BT: MS BT stack, should work (Windows XP SP2)
• IrDA: native winsock2, should work
• Tcp/Ip?: native winsock2 , should work (IPv6-only on Windows XP, IPv4/IPv6 with Windows Vista)
• Serial: native, custom transport code needed

Quick guide to compile OpenOBEX native on win32

• Install one of the supported compilers
• Install libusb-win32
• Install the Platform SDK (for MinGW and Cygwin, you need to copy some .h files)
• Get OpenOBEX from SVN (release 1.3 will not work)
• Read the INSTALL.Win32​ that comes with the win32 patch set