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3765b428d1 logging: More fully remove libevent log category (Ryan Ofsky)

Pull request description:

  Libevent log category was partially removed in 39e9099da5, and this commit extends that with the following changes:

  - Stops showing libevent in the list of supported log categories in `bitcoind -help` and `bitcoin-cli help logging` output.
  - Stops returning `"libevent": false` in `logging` RPC output.

  It's not good to treat libevent as a supported log category when it can't be enabled and trying to enable it results in warnings.

  There's also no need to define an unused LIBEVENT constant value and keep more complicated logic for dealing with deprecated log categories, so this change also simplifies code internally.

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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.