How to compile Hashcat from source?

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How many steps are in Compiling Hashcat from the source involve?

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It depends on the operating system you are using. For Linux and macOS, you need to clone the Hashcat repository and run “make” command. For Windows, you can use different tools such as macOS, Windows Subsystem for Linux, Cygwin or MSYS2.

You can find more details in these sources:
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/master/BUILD.md
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/..._CYGWIN.md
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/...D_MSYS2.md
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/...ILD_WSL.md
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/...D_macOS.md