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fae20e6b50306f91c74037e915aa0ab75a0a6b3b Revert "Avoid the use of P0083R3 std::set::merge" (MarcoFalke) fab53b5fd45cf55a1d4d313e46ffce7396c9590e ci/doc: Set minimum required clang/libc++ version to 8.0 (MarcoFalke) Pull request description: This is not for 23.0, but for 24.0. It comes with the following benefits: * Can use C++17 P0083R3 std::set::merge from libc++ 8.0 * No longer need to provide support for clang-7, which already fails to compile on some architectures (https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/21294#issuecomment-998098483) This should be fine, given that all supported operating systems ship with at least clang-10: * CentOS 8: clang-12 * Stretch: https://packages.debian.org/stretch/clang-11 * Buster: https://packages.debian.org/buster-backports/clang-11 * Bionic: https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic-updates/clang-10 * Focal: https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/clang-10 ACKs for top commit: fanquake: ACK fae20e6b50306f91c74037e915aa0ab75a0a6b3b - I think this is fine to do. I would be surprised if in another 6 months time someone was stuck on a system we supported, needing to compile Core, and only had access to Clang 7 or older. As mentioned in the PR description, all systems we currently support, already support multiple newer versions of Clang. hebasto: ACK fae20e6b50306f91c74037e915aa0ab75a0a6b3b, I have reviewed the code and it looks OK, I agree it can be merged. Tree-SHA512: 3b4c6c130ff40dd7e84934af076863415e5dd661d823c72e3e3832566c65be6e877a7ef9164bbcf394bcea4b897fc29a48db0f231c22ace0e2c9b5638659a628
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 a few hundred gigabytes of disk space. 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 Core 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.
macOS
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 StackExchange.
- Ask for help on #bitcoin on Libera Chat. If you don't have an IRC client, you can use web.libera.chat.
- Ask for help on the BitcoinTalk forums, in the Technical Support board.
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.
- Dependencies
- macOS Build Notes
- Unix Build Notes
- Windows Build Notes
- FreeBSD Build Notes
- OpenBSD Build Notes
- NetBSD Build Notes
- Android Build Notes
Development
The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
- Developer Notes
- Productivity Notes
- Release Notes
- Release Process
- Source Code Documentation (External Link)
- Translation Process
- Translation Strings Policy
- JSON-RPC Interface
- 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 Libera Chat. If you don't have an IRC client, you can use web.libera.chat.
Miscellaneous
- Assets Attribution
- Assumeutxo design
- bitcoin.conf Configuration File
- Files
- Fuzz-testing
- I2P Support
- Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
- Managing Wallets
- Multisig Tutorial
- P2P bad ports definition and list
- PSBT support
- Reduce Memory
- Reduce Traffic
- Tor Support
- Transaction Relay Policy
- ZMQ
License
Distributed under the MIT software license.