cd0e1e91dd
Suggested formatting for namespaces in the developer guide is currently
inconsistent. This commit updates the developer guide and clang-format
configuration to consistently put "namespace" and opening/closing braces
on the same line. Example:
```c++
namespace boost {
namespace signals2 {
class connection;
} // namespace signals2
} // namespace boost
```
Currently the "Source code organization" section has an example like the one
above, but the "Coding style" section example and description put a newline
between the opening "namespace foo" and brace (but oddly no newline between
closing namespace and brace).
Avoiding newlines before namespace opening braces makes nested declarations
less verbose and also avoids asymmetry with closing braces. It's also a
common style used in other codebases:
* https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Namespaces
* https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Coding_Style#Classes
* https://llvm.org/docs/CodingStandards.html#namespace-indentation
Bitcoin Core
Setup
Bitcoin Core is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. It downloads and, by default, stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions (which is currently more than 100 GBs); depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.
To download Bitcoin Core, visit bitcoincore.org.
Running
The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin on your native platform.
Unix
Unpack the files into a directory and run:
bin/bitcoin-qt(GUI) orbin/bitcoind(headless)
Windows
Unpack the files into a directory, and then run bitcoin-qt.exe.
OS X
Drag Bitcoin-Core to your applications folder, and then run Bitcoin-Core.
Need Help?
- See the documentation at the Bitcoin Wiki for help and more information.
- Ask for help on #bitcoin on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client use webchat here.
- Ask for help on the BitcoinTalk forums, in the Technical Support board.
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.
- Dependencies
- OS X Build Notes
- Unix Build Notes
- Windows Build Notes
- OpenBSD Build Notes
- NetBSD Build Notes
- Gitian Building Guide
Development
The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
- Developer Notes
- Release Notes
- Release Process
- Source Code Documentation (External Link)
- Translation Process
- Translation Strings Policy
- Travis CI
- Unauthenticated REST Interface
- Shared Libraries
- BIPS
- Dnsseed Policy
- Benchmarking
Resources
- Discuss on the BitcoinTalk forums, in the Development & Technical Discussion board.
- Discuss project-specific development on #bitcoin-core-dev on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client use webchat here.
- Discuss general Bitcoin development on #bitcoin-dev on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client use webchat here.
Miscellaneous
- Assets Attribution
- Files
- Fuzz-testing
- Reduce Traffic
- Tor Support
- Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
- ZMQ
License
Distributed under the MIT software license. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.