bitcoin/doc
Ava Chow 011a895a82
Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#29015: kernel: Streamline util library
c7376babd1 doc: Clarify distinction between util and common libraries in libraries.md (Ryan Ofsky)
4f74c59334 util: Move util/string.h functions to util namespace (Ryan Ofsky)
4d05d3f3b4 util: add TransactionError includes and namespace declarations (Ryan Ofsky)
680eafdc74 util: move fees.h and error.h to common/messages.h (Ryan Ofsky)
02e62c6c9a common: Add PSBTError enum (Ryan Ofsky)
0d44c44ae3 util: move error.h TransactionError enum to node/types.h (Ryan Ofsky)
9bcce2608d util: move spanparsing.h to script/parsing.h (Ryan Ofsky)
6dd2ad4792 util: move spanparsing.h Split functions to string.h (Ryan Ofsky)
23cc8ddff4 util: move HexStr and HexDigit from util to crypto (TheCharlatan)
6861f954f8 util: move util/message to common/signmessage (Ryan Ofsky)
cc5f29fbea build: move memory_cleanse from util to crypto (Ryan Ofsky)
5b9309420c build: move chainparamsbase from util to common (Ryan Ofsky)
ffa27af24d test: Add check-deps.sh script to check for unexpected library dependencies (Ryan Ofsky)

Pull request description:

  Remove `fees.h`, `errors.h`, and `spanparsing.h` from the util library. Specifically:

  - Move `Split` functions from `util/spanparsing.h` to `util/string.h`, using `util` namespace for clarity.
  - Move remaining spanparsing functions to `script/parsing.h` since they are used for descriptor and miniscript parsing.
  - Combine `util/fees.h` and `util/errors.h` into `common/messages.h` so there is a place for simple functions that generate user messages to live, and these functions are not part of the util library.

  Motivation for this change is that the util library is a dependency of the kernel, and we should remove functionality from util that shouldn't be called by kernel code or kernel applications. These changes should also improve code organization and make functions easier to discover. Some of these same moves are (or were) part of #28690, but did not help with code organization, or made it worse, so it is better to move them and clean them up in the same PR so code only has to change one time.

ACKs for top commit:
  achow101:
    ACK c7376babd1
  TheCharlatan:
    Re-ACK c7376babd1
  hebasto:
    re-ACK c7376babd1.

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design doc: Clarify distinction between util and common libraries in libraries.md 2024-05-16 10:16:08 -05:00
man scripted-diff: Fix typo in stub manual pages 2021-01-12 16:46:55 +01:00
policy refactor: Rename CTransaction::nVersion to version 2024-06-07 13:55:23 -04:00
release-notes doc: add release-notes-27064.md 2024-04-30 11:03:46 -04:00
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assets-attribution.md [doc] Merge doc/assets-attribution.md into contrib/debian/copyright 2015-09-18 18:14:42 +02:00
benchmarking.md doc: update doc/benchmarking.md 2021-06-24 11:15:29 +02:00
bips.md [doc] update bips.md for 431 2024-06-02 20:21:56 +02:00
bitcoin-conf.md system: use %LOCALAPPDATA% as default datadir on windows 2024-04-30 11:03:04 -04:00
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build-freebsd.md doc: suggest only necessary Qt packages for installation on FreeBSD 2024-04-24 14:14:18 +02:00
build-netbsd.md doc: Update NetBSD Build Guide 2024-05-20 12:59:15 +01:00
build-openbsd.md doc: Suggest only necessary Qt packages for installation on OpenBSD 2024-04-24 09:17:48 +01:00
build-osx.md doc: add LLVM instruction for macOS < 13 2024-04-29 10:33:21 +02:00
build-unix.md Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#29756: doc: Override -g properly to skip debugging information 2024-04-01 16:54:44 +02:00
build-windows.md doc: remove mingw-w64 install for "older" systems 2023-11-17 10:57:51 +00:00
cjdns.md doc: update getnodeaddresses for CJDNS, I2P and Tor and rm link 2023-06-01 15:52:51 +02:00
dependencies.md doc: fixup deps doc after #30198 2024-06-05 10:08:35 +01:00
descriptors.md doc: Add example of mixing private and public keys in descriptors 2024-03-15 16:28:43 +03:00
developer-notes.md build: Remove --enable-gprof 2024-06-09 22:45:29 +02:00
dnsseed-policy.md Update the developer mailing list address. 2024-04-02 15:38:40 -03:00
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external-signer.md wallet: compare address returned by displayaddress 2024-04-16 17:47:43 +02:00
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fuzzing.md doc: remove references to disable-asm option now that it's gone 2024-02-29 19:10:31 +00:00
guix.md docs: Point to contrib/guix/README.md in doc/guix.md 2021-01-08 11:40:01 -05:00
i2p.md doc: i2p: improve -i2pacceptincoming mention 2024-04-04 18:32:39 -03:00
init.md Link to gen-bitcoin-conf.sh instead of bitcoin.conf placeholder 2024-05-23 19:14:06 -04:00
JSON-RPC-interface.md minor: remove unnecessary semicolons from RPC content type examples 2024-06-07 10:47:24 -04:00
managing-wallets.md Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#27064: system: use %LOCALAPPDATA% as default datadir on windows 2024-05-23 12:11:55 -04:00
multiprocess.md doc: Add multiprocess design doc 2023-12-22 16:23:33 -05:00
multisig-tutorial.md doc: update multisig-tutorial.md to default wallet type 2022-03-10 12:50:34 +01:00
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productivity.md doc: add distcc to productivity notes 2022-06-13 16:13:11 +02:00
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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.