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c180c911b8doc: revamp macOS build doc (Jarol Rodriguez) Pull request description: This PR makes the macOS build-docs more informative and adds in the following information: - Proper descriptions and delineation of required/optional dependencies - walk-through of optional dependencies - configuration walk-through - various other tidbits of information This is a part of the efforts done in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/20601 and https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/20610 to update the docs and introduce some consistency between them. This update does not add instructions for arm-based M1 Macbooks as I do not have one to test with. It would be nice to have someone follow up with an update containing instructions for arm-based Macs. **Before/Master:** [render](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-osx.md) **After/PR:** [render](c180c911b8/doc/build-osx.md) ACKs for top commit: fanquake: ACKc180c911b8- I still think these are getting too verbose and we're duplicating information all over the place; dependencies, configure options, combinations of options etc. However if people are happy to maintain them, I guess it's fine for now, and this revamping has already happened for some of the other build READMEs. Tree-SHA512: 1440046c723fe80d4158e4a429e3aa8bd93570acb84ad202d5d24c749ab9a89a3aca8b61b49e75e042a4bf4317acd632d3906e1b5808a9052e74209256528b45
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 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 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
- Gitian Building Guide (External Link)
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 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
- bitcoin.conf Configuration File
- Files
- Fuzz-testing
- Reduce Memory
- Reduce Traffic
- Tor Support
- Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
- ZMQ
- PSBT support
License
Distributed under the MIT software license.