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Ava Chow ddf2ebd465 Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#30058: Encapsulate warnings in generalized node::Warnings and remove globals
260f8da71a refactor: remove warnings globals (stickies-v)
9c4b0b7ce4 node: update uiInterface whenever warnings updated (stickies-v)
b071ad9770 introduce and use the generalized `node::Warnings` interface (stickies-v)
20e616f864 move-only: move warnings from common to node (stickies-v)
bed29c481a refactor: remove unnecessary AppendWarning helper function (stickies-v)

Pull request description:

  This PR:
  - moves warnings from common to the node library and into the node namespace (as suggested in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/29845#discussion_r1570069541)
  - generalizes the warnings interface to `Warnings::Set()` and `Warnings::Unset()` methods, instead of having a separate function and globals for each warning. As a result, this simplifies the `kernel::Notifications` interface.
  - removes warnings.cpp from the kernel library
  - removes warning globals
  - adds testing for the warning logic

  Behaviour change introduced:
  - the `-alertnotify` command is executed for all `KernelNotifications::warningSet` calls, which now also covers the `LARGE_WORK_INVALID_CHAIN` warning
  - the GUI is updated automatically whenever a warning is (un)set, covering some code paths where it previously wouldn't be, e.g. when `node::AbortNode()` is called, or for the `LARGE_WORK_INVALID_CHAIN` warning

  Some discussion points:
  - ~is `const std::string& id` the best way to refer to warnings? Enums are an obvious alternative, but since we need to define warnings across libraries, strings seem like a straightforward solution.~ _edit: updated approach to use `node::Warning` and `kernel::Warning` enums._

ACKs for top commit:
  achow101:
    ACK 260f8da71a
  ryanofsky:
    Code review ACK 260f8da71a. Only change since last review was rebasing
  TheCharlatan:
    Re-ACK 260f8da71a

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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 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) or
  • bin/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?

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.