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merge-script 3d1b7d0f6a Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#34639: iwyu: Document or remove some pragma: export and other improvements
0fe6fccec2 doc: Document rationale for using `IWYU pragma: export` (Hennadii Stepanov)
cfa3b10d50 iwyu, doc: Document `IWYU pragma: export` for `<logging/categories.h>` (Hennadii Stepanov)
015bea05e6 iwyu, doc: Document `IWYU pragma: export` for `<chrono>` (Hennadii Stepanov)
48bfcfedec iwyu, doc: Document `IWYU pragma: export` for `<threadsafety.h>` (Hennadii Stepanov)
179abb387f refactor: Move `StdMutex` to its own header (Hennadii Stepanov)
6d2952c3c3 serialize: Add missing `<span>` header (Hennadii Stepanov)

Pull request description:

  This PR is a prerequisite for https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/34448. It was split into a separate PR to limit the scope and minimize potential merge conflicts.

  The first commit improves the accuracy of IWYU suggestions within our heavily templated code. Note that, for now, the `serialize.h` header itself is excluded from IWYU inspection because it lacks a corresponding source file.

  The remaining commits follow the Developer Notes [guidance](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/developer-notes.md#using-iwyu):
  > Use `IWYU pragma: export` very sparingly, as this enforces transitive inclusion of headers and undermines the specific purpose of IWYU.

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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 requires several hundred gigabytes or more of disk space. Depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to several days or more.

To download Bitcoin Core, visit bitcoincore.org.

Running

The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin Core on your native platform.

Unix

Unpack the files into a directory and run:

  • bin/bitcoin-qt (GUI) or
  • bin/bitcoind (headless)
  • bin/bitcoin (wrapper command)

The bitcoin command supports subcommands like bitcoin gui, bitcoin node, and bitcoin rpc exposing different functionality. Subcommands can be listed with bitcoin help.

Windows

Unpack the files into a directory, and then run bitcoin-qt.exe.

macOS

Drag Bitcoin Core to your applications folder, and then run Bitcoin Core.

Need Help?

Building

The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin Core on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.

Development

The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.

Resources

Miscellaneous

License

Distributed under the MIT software license.