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ffff4a293abench: Update span-serialize comment (MarcoFalke)fa4d6ec97brefactor: Avoid false-positive gcc warning (MarcoFalke)fa942332b4scripted-diff: Bump copyright headers after std::span changes (MarcoFalke)fa0c6b7179refactor: Remove unused Span alias (MarcoFalke)fade0b5e5escripted-diff: Use std::span over Span (MarcoFalke)fadccc26c0refactor: Make Span an alias of std::span (MarcoFalke)fa27e36717test: Fix broken span_tests (MarcoFalke)fadf02ef8brefactor: Return std::span from MakeUCharSpan (MarcoFalke)fa720b94berefactor: Return std::span from MakeByteSpan (MarcoFalke) Pull request description: `Span` has some issues: * It does not support fixed-size spans, which are available through `std::span`. * It is confusing to have it available and in use at the same time with `std::span`. * It does not obey the standard library iterator build hardening flags. See https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/31272 for a discussion. For example, this allows to catch issues like the one fixed in commitfabeca3458. Both types are type-safe and can even implicitly convert into each other in most contexts. However, exclusively using `std::span` seems less confusing, so do it here with a scripted-diff. ACKs for top commit: l0rinc: reACKffff4a293atheuni: ACKffff4a293a. Tree-SHA512: 9cc2f1f43551e2c07cc09f38b1f27d11e57e9e9bc0c6138c8fddd0cef54b91acd8b14711205ff949be874294a121910d0aceffe0e8914c4cff07f1e0e87ad5b8
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) 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
Development
The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
- Developer Notes
- Productivity Notes
- Release Process
- Source Code Documentation (External Link)
- Translation Process
- Translation Strings Policy
- JSON-RPC Interface
- Unauthenticated REST Interface
- BIPS
- Dnsseed Policy
- Benchmarking
- Internal Design Docs
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
- bitcoin.conf Configuration File
- CJDNS Support
- Files
- Fuzz-testing
- I2P Support
- Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
- Managing Wallets
- Multisig Tutorial
- Offline Signing 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.