There are a few different versions of Sudo for Windows - this doc aims to outline the differences between them. Each includes different sets of code, and releases in different cadences.
- "Inbox": This is the version of Sudo that ships with Windows itself. This
is the most stable version, and might only include a subset of the features in
the source code. This is delivered with the OS, via servicing upgrades.
- Build this version with
cargo build --no-default-features --features Inbox
- Build this version with
- "Stable": The stable version of Sudo for Windows which ships out of this
repo. This can be installed side-by-side with the inbox version.
- Build this version with
cargo build --no-default-features --features Stable
- Build this version with
- "Dev": This is a local-only build of sudo. This has all the bits of code
turned on, for the most up-to-date version of the code.
- Build this version with
cargo build
- Build this version with
Dev builds are the default for local compilation, to make the development inner loop the easiest.
For more info, see "Contributing code" in the contributors guide.