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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Setup
Running
---------------------
The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin on your native platform.
The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin on your native platform.
### Unix
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Unpack the files into a directory and run:
Unpack the files into a directory, and then run bitcoin-qt.exe.
### OSX
### OS X
Drag Bitcoin-Qt to your applications folder, and then run Bitcoin-Qt.
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Building
---------------------
The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.
- [OSX Build Notes](build-osx.md)
- [OS X Build Notes](build-osx.md)
- [Unix Build Notes](build-unix.md)
Development

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Deterministic OSX Dmg Notes.
Deterministic OS X Dmg Notes.
Working OSX DMG's are created in Linux by combining a recent clang,
Working OS X DMGs are created in Linux by combining a recent clang,
the Apple's binutils (ld, ar, etc), and DMG authoring tools.
Apple uses clang extensively for development and has upstreamed the necessary
functionality so that a vanilla clang can take advantage. It supports the use
of -F, -target, -mmacosx-version-min, and --sysroot, which are all necessary
when building for OSX. A pre-compiled version of 3.2 is used because it was not
when building for OS X. A pre-compiled version of 3.2 is used because it was not
available in the Precise repositories at the time this work was started. In the
future, it can be switched to use system packages instead.
@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ This file is several gigabytes in size, but only a single directory inside is
needed: Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.9.sdk
Unfortunately, the usual linux tools (7zip, hpmount, loopback mount) are incapable of opening this file.
To create a tarball suitable for gitian input, mount the dmg in OSX, then create it with:
To create a tarball suitable for Gitian input, mount the dmg in OS X, then create it with:
$ tar -C /Volumes/Xcode/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/ -czf MacOSX10.9.sdk.tar.gz MacOSX10.9.sdk
The gitian descriptors build 2 sets of files: Linux tools, then Apple binaries
The Gitian descriptors build 2 sets of files: Linux tools, then Apple binaries
which are created using these tools. The build process has been designed to
avoid including the SDK's files in Gitian's outputs. All interim tarballs are
fully deterministic and may be freely redistributed.
@ -64,20 +64,20 @@ Ideally, the creation could be fixed and genisoimage would no longer be necessar
Background images and other features can be added to DMG files by inserting a
.DS_Store before creation. The easiest way to create this file is to build a
DMG without one, move it to a device running OSX, customize the layout, then
DMG without one, move it to a device running OS X, customize the layout, then
grab the .DS_Store file for later use. That is the approach taken here.
As of OSX Mavericks (10.9), using an Apple-blessed key to sign binaries is a
As of OS X Mavericks (10.9), using an Apple-blessed key to sign binaries is a
requirement in order to satisfy the new Gatekeeper requirements. Because this
private key cannot be shared, we'll have to be a bit creative in order for the
build process to remain somewhat deterministic. Here's how it works:
- Builders use gitian to create an unsigned release. This outputs an unsigned
- Builders use Gitian to create an unsigned release. This outputs an unsigned
dmg which users may choose to bless and run. It also outputs an unsigned app
structure in the form of a tarball, which also contains all of the tools
that have been previously (deterministically) built in order to create a
final dmg.
- The Apple keyholder uses this unsigned app to create a detached signature,
using the script that is also included there.
- Builders feed the unsigned app + detached signature back into gitian. It
- Builders feed the unsigned app + detached signature back into Gitian. It
uses the pre-built tools to recombine the pieces into a deterministic dmg.

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Mac OS X Build Instructions and Notes
====================================
This guide will show you how to build litecoind(headless client) for OSX.
This guide will show you how to build litecoind(headless client) for OS X.
Notes
-----
@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ built-in one is located in `/Applications/Utilities`.
Preparation
-----------
You need to install XCode with all the options checked so that the compiler
and everything is available in /usr not just /Developer. XCode should be
You need to install Xcode with all the options checked so that the compiler
and everything is available in /usr not just /Developer. Xcode should be
available on your OS X installation media, but if not, you can get the
current version from https://developer.apple.com/xcode/. If you install
Xcode 4.3 or later, you'll need to install its command line tools. This can
@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ After exiting, you'll get a warning that the install is keg-only, which means it
### Building `litecoind`
1. Clone the github tree to get the source code and go into the directory.
1. Clone the GitHub tree to get the source code and go into the directory.
git clone https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin.git
cd litecoin
@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Use Qt Creator as IDE
You can use Qt Creator as IDE, for debugging and for manipulating forms, etc.
Download Qt Creator from http://www.qt.io/download/. Download the "community edition" and only install Qt Creator (uncheck the rest during the installation process).
1. Make sure you installed everything through homebrew mentioned above
1. Make sure you installed everything through Homebrew mentioned above
2. Do a proper ./configure --with-gui=qt5 --enable-debug
3. In Qt Creator do "New Project" -> Import Project -> Import Existing Project
4. Enter "litecoin-qt" as project name, enter src/qt as location

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@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ As Doxygen recognizes the comments by the delimiters (`/**` and `*/` in this cas
To describe a class use the same construct above the class definition:
```c++
/**
/**
* Alerts are for notifying old versions if they become too obsolete and
* need to upgrade. The message is displayed in the status bar.
* @see GetWarnings()

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Gitian building
================
*Setup instructions for a gitian build of Litecoin using a Debian VM or physical system.*
*Setup instructions for a Gitian build of Litecoin using a Debian VM or physical system.*
Gitian is the deterministic build process that is used to build the Litecoin
Core executables. It provides a way to be reasonably sure that the
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Multiple developers build the source code by following a specific descriptor
These results are compared and only if they match, the build is accepted and uploaded
to litecoin.org.
More independent gitian builders are needed, which is why I wrote this
More independent Gitian builders are needed, which is why I wrote this
guide. It is preferred to follow these steps yourself instead of using someone else's
VM image to avoid 'contaminating' the build.
@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Table of Contents
- [Create a new VirtualBox VM](#create-a-new-virtualbox-vm)
- [Connecting to the VM](#connecting-to-the-vm)
- [Setting up Debian for gitian building](#setting-up-debian-for-gitian-building)
- [Installing gitian](#installing-gitian)
- [Setting up gitian images](#setting-up-gitian-images)
- [Setting up Debian for Gitian building](#setting-up-debian-for-gitian-building)
- [Installing Gitian](#installing-gitian)
- [Setting up Gitian images](#setting-up-gitian-images)
- [Getting and building the inputs](#getting-and-building-the-inputs)
- [Building Litecoin](#building-litecoin)
- [Building an alternative repository](#building-an-alternative-repository)
@ -60,18 +60,18 @@ In the VirtualBox GUI click "Create" and choose the following parameters in the
![](gitian-building/create_vm_hard_drive.png)
- Hard Drive: Create a virtual hard drive now
![](gitian-building/create_vm_hard_drive_file_type.png)
- Hard Drive file type: Use the default, VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)
- Hard Drive file type: Use the default, VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)
![](gitian-building/create_vm_storage_physical_hard_drive.png)
- Storage on Physical hard drive: Dynamically Allocated
- Storage on Physical hard drive: Dynamically Allocated
![](gitian-building/create_vm_file_location_size.png)
- Disk size: at least 40GB; as low as 20GB *may* be possible, but better to err on the safe side
- Disk size: at least 40GB; as low as 20GB *may* be possible, but better to err on the safe side
- Push the `Create` button
Get the [Debian 7.8 net installer](http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/7.8.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso) (a more recent minor version should also work, see also [Debian Network installation](https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/)).
@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Unixy OSes by entering the following in a terminal:
echo "b712a141bc60269db217d3b3e456179bd6b181645f90e4aac9c42ed63de492e9 debian-7.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso" | sha256sum -c
# (must return OK)
After creating the VM, we need to configure it.
After creating the VM, we need to configure it.
- Click the `Settings` button, then go to the `Network` tab. Adapter 1 should be attacked to `NAT`.
@ -125,22 +125,22 @@ and proceed, just press `Enter`. To select a different button, press `Tab`.
![](gitian-building/debian_install_4_configure_keyboard.png)
- The VM will detect network settings using DHCP, this should all proceed automatically
- Configure the network:
- Configure the network:
- System name `debian`.
- Leave domain name empty.
![](gitian-building/debian_install_5_configure_the_network.png)
- Choose a root password and enter it twice (remember it for later)
- Choose a root password and enter it twice (remember it for later)
![](gitian-building/debian_install_6a_set_up_root_password.png)
- Name the new user `debian` (the full name doesn't matter, you can leave it empty)
- Name the new user `debian` (the full name doesn't matter, you can leave it empty)
![](gitian-building/debian_install_7_set_up_user_fullname.png)
![](gitian-building/debian_install_8_set_up_username.png)
- Choose a user password and enter it twice (remember it for later)
- Choose a user password and enter it twice (remember it for later)
![](gitian-building/debian_install_9_user_password.png)
@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ and proceed, just press `Enter`. To select a different button, press `Tab`.
![](gitian-building/debian_install_10_configure_clock.png)
- Disk setup
- Partitioning method: Guided - Use the entire disk
- Partitioning method: Guided - Use the entire disk
![](gitian-building/debian_install_11_partition_disks.png)
- Select disk to partition: SCSI1 (0,0,0)
- Select disk to partition: SCSI1 (0,0,0)
![](gitian-building/debian_install_12_choose_disk.png)
@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ and proceed, just press `Enter`. To select a different button, press `Tab`.
![](gitian-building/debian_install_15_write_changes.png)
- The base system will be installed, this will take a minute or so
- Choose a mirror (any will do)
- Choose a mirror (any will do)
![](gitian-building/debian_install_16_choose_a_mirror.png)
@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Replace `root` with `debian` to log in as user.
[1] http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
[2] http://winscp.net/eng/index.php
Setting up Debian for gitian building
Setting up Debian for Gitian building
--------------------------------------
In this section we will be setting up the Debian installation for Gitian building.
@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Then set up LXC and the rest with the following, which is a complex jumble of se
```bash
# the version of lxc-start in Debian 7.4 needs to run as root, so make sure
# that the build script can exectute it without providing a password
# that the build script can execute it without providing a password
echo "%sudo ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/lxc-start" > /etc/sudoers.d/gitian-lxc
# add cgroup for LXC
echo "cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup cgroup defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ reboot
At the end the VM is rebooted to make sure that the changes take effect. The steps in this
section need only to be performed once.
Installing gitian
Installing Gitian
------------------
Re-login as the user `debian` that was created during installation.
@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ cd ..
**Note**: When sudo asks for a password, enter the password for the user *debian* not for *root*.
Clone the git repositories for litecoin and gitian and then checkout the litecoin version that you want to build.
Clone the git repositories for litecoin and Gitian and then checkout the litecoin version that you want to build.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ git checkout v${VERSION}
cd ..
```
Setting up gitian images
Setting up Gitian images
-------------------------
Gitian needs virtual images of the operating system to build in.
@ -313,13 +313,13 @@ Getting and building the inputs
Follow the instructions in [doc/release-process.md](release-process.md) in the litecoin repository
under 'Fetch and build inputs' to install sources which require manual intervention. Also follow
the next step: 'Seed the Gitian sources cache', which will fetch all necessary source files allowing
for gitian to work offline.
for Gitian to work offline.
Building Litecoin
----------------
To build Litecoin (for Linux, OSX and Windows) just follow the steps under 'perform
gitian builds' in [doc/release-process.md](release-process.md) in the litecoin repository.
To build Litecoin (for Linux, OS X and Windows) just follow the steps under 'perform
Gitian builds' in [doc/release-process.md](release-process.md) in the litecoin repository.
This may take a long time as it also builds the dependencies needed for each descriptor.
These dependencies will be cached after a successful build to avoid rebuilding them when possible.
@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Building an alternative repository
-----------------------------------
If you want to do a test build of a pull on GitHub it can be useful to point
the gitian builder at an alternative repository, using the same descriptors
the Gitian builder at an alternative repository, using the same descriptors
and inputs.
For example:
@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ in `gitian.sigs` to your signing machine and do
```
This will create the `.sig` files that can be committed together with the `.assert` files to assert your
gitian build.
Gitian build.
Uploading signatures
---------------------

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@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ generate one from the shell yourself like this:
bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'
Once you have a password in hand, set rpcpassword= in /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
For an example configuration file that describes the configuration settings,
For an example configuration file that describes the configuration settings,
see contrib/debian/examples/bitcoin.conf.
3. Paths
@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ Drop bitcoind.conf in /etc/init. Test by running "service bitcoind start"
it will automatically start on reboot.
NOTE: This script is incompatible with CentOS 5 and Amazon Linux 2014 as they
use old versions of Upstart and do not supply the start-stop-daemon uitility.
use old versions of Upstart and do not supply the start-stop-daemon utility.
5. Auto-respawn
-----------------------------------
@ -89,4 +88,3 @@ use old versions of Upstart and do not supply the start-stop-daemon uitility.
Auto respawning is currently only configured for Upstart and systemd.
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@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ Release Process
* * *
###update gitian
###update Gitian
In order to take advantage of the new caching features in gitian, be sure to update to a recent version (e9741525c or higher is recommended)
In order to take advantage of the new caching features in Gitian, be sure to update to a recent version (e9741525c or higher is recommended)
###perform gitian builds
###perform Gitian builds
From a directory containing the litecoin source, gitian-builder and gitian.sigs.ltc
export SIGNER=(your gitian key, ie wtogami, coblee, etc)
export SIGNER=(your Gitian key, ie wtogami, coblee, etc)
export VERSION=(new version, e.g. 0.8.0)
pushd ./litecoin
git checkout v${VERSION}
@ -34,27 +34,27 @@ Release Process
pushd ./gitian-builder
###fetch and build inputs: (first time, or when dependency versions change)
mkdir -p inputs
Register and download the Apple SDK: (see OSX Readme for details)
Register and download the Apple SDK: (see OS X Readme for details)
https://developer.apple.com/downloads/download.action?path=Developer_Tools/xcode_6.1.1/xcode_6.1.1.dmg
Using a Mac, create a tarball for the 10.9 SDK and copy it to the inputs directory:
tar -C /Volumes/Xcode/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/ -czf MacOSX10.9.sdk.tar.gz MacOSX10.9.sdk
###Optional: Seed the Gitian sources cache
By default, gitian will fetch source files as needed. For offline builds, they can be fetched ahead of time:
By default, Gitian will fetch source files as needed. For offline builds, they can be fetched ahead of time:
make -C ../litecoin/depends download SOURCES_PATH=`pwd`/cache/common
Only missing files will be fetched, so this is safe to re-run for each build.
###Build Litecoin Core for Linux, Windows, and OS X:
./bin/gbuild --commit litecoin=v${VERSION} ../litecoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
./bin/gsign --signer $SIGNER --release ${VERSION}-linux --destination ../gitian.sigs.ltc/ ../litecoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
mv build/out/litecoin-*.tar.gz build/out/src/litecoin-*.tar.gz ../
@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ Release Process
1. source tarball (litecoin-${VERSION}.tar.gz)
2. linux 32-bit and 64-bit binaries dist tarballs (litecoin-${VERSION}-linux[32|64].tar.gz)
3. windows 32-bit and 64-bit installers and dist zips (litecoin-${VERSION}-win[32|64]-setup.exe, litecoin-${VERSION}-win[32|64].zip)
4. OSX unsigned installer (litecoin-${VERSION}-osx-unsigned.dmg)
5. Gitian signatures (in gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-<linux|win|osx-unsigned>/(your gitian key)/
4. OS X unsigned installer (litecoin-${VERSION}-osx-unsigned.dmg)
5. Gitian signatures (in gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-<linux|win|osx-unsigned>/(your Gitian key)/
###Next steps:
@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ Commit your signature to gitian.sigs:
git push # Assuming you can push to the gitian.sigs tree
popd
Wait for OSX detached signature:
Once the OSX build has 3 matching signatures, Warren/Coblee will sign it with the apple App-Store key.
Wait for OS X detached signature:
Once the OS X build has 3 matching signatures, Warren/Coblee will sign it with the apple App-Store key.
He will then upload a detached signature to be combined with the unsigned app to create a signed binary.
Create the signed OSX binary:
Create the signed OS X binary:
pushd ./gitian-builder
# Fetch the signature as instructed by Warren/Coblee
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Commit your signature to gitian.sigs:
mv build/out/litecoin-osx-signed.dmg ../litecoin-${VERSION}-osx.dmg
popd
Commit your signature for the signed OSX binary:
Commit your signature for the signed OS X binary:
pushd gitian.sigs
git add ${VERSION}-osx-signed/${SIGNER}

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@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ outgoing connections be anonymized, but more is possible.
-proxy=ip:port Set the proxy server. If SOCKS5 is selected (default), this proxy
server will be used to try to reach .onion addresses as well.
-onion=ip:port Set the proxy server to use for tor hidden services. You do not
need to set this if it's the same as -proxy. You can use -noonion
to explicitly disable access to hidden service.
-listen When using -proxy, listening is disabled by default. If you want
to run a hidden service (see next section), you'll need to enable
it explicitly.
-connect=X When behind a Tor proxy, you can specify .onion addresses instead
-addnode=X of IP addresses or hostnames in these parameters. It requires
-seednode=X SOCKS5. In Tor mode, such addresses can also be exchanged with
@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ your bitcoind's P2P listen port (9333 by default).
preference for your node to advertize itself with, for connections
coming from unroutable addresses (such as 127.0.0.1, where the
Tor proxy typically runs).
-listen You'll need to enable listening for incoming connections, as this
is off by default behind a proxy.
-discover When -externalip is specified, no attempt is made to discover local
IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. If you want to run a dual stack, reachable
from both Tor and IPv4 (or IPv6), you'll need to either pass your
@ -82,4 +82,3 @@ If you only want to use Tor to reach onion addresses, but not use it as a proxy
for normal IPv4/IPv6 communication, use:
./bitcoin -onion=127.0.0.1:9050 -externalip=57qr3yd1nyntf5k.onion -discover

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