bitcoin/doc
fanquake c31161f4f7
Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#22320: build: set minimum required Boost to 1.64.0
957f358427 build: remove check for Boost Process header (fanquake)
df2c933217 build: remove workaround for Boost and std::atomic (fanquake)
2bf211696b build: set minimum required Boost to 1.64.0 (fanquake)

Pull request description:

  Setting a newer minimum required Boost means we can remove the awkward header / compile check for Boost Process.

  If we don't do this, we should at-least make Boost Process being missing no longer a failure, otherwise anyone building using Boost < 1.64.0 would have to pass `--disable-external-signer` as well.

  The only system I can see that is affected here, (doesn't have new enough system packages) is Debian Oldstable. However, anyone compiling there, can use depends. They can also no-longer use the system GCC (6.0), and I'd assume would be using Clang 7, which would be the newest compiler available to them. It's extended, LTS support also end in 1 year from now, so anyone still using it should be considering upgrading.

  Debian Buster (Stable) has 1.67+, Ubuntu Bionic has 1.65+, any of the BSDs, recent Fedora, macOS etc all also have well and truly new enough Boost versions available.

  I think this is something we should just do for 22.0. If not, definitely for 23.0.

  Fixes #22319. Compiling Bitcoin Core should work, as `windows.h` will be included.
  Alternative to #22294.
  Would also close #22269.
  #19128 could be re-opened.

ACKs for top commit:
  laanwj:
    Tested ACK 957f358427 that this fixes #22269.
  MarcoFalke:
    review ACK 957f358427

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man scripted-diff: Fix typo in stub manual pages 2021-01-12 16:46:55 +01:00
release-notes doc: Add doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.1.md 2021-05-02 09:59:14 +02:00
.gitignore Ignore Doxyfile generated from Doxyfile.in template. 2017-04-07 16:28:12 +02:00
assets-attribution.md [doc] Merge doc/assets-attribution.md into contrib/debian/copyright 2015-09-18 18:14:42 +02:00
benchmarking.md Replace current benchmarking framework with nanobench 2020-06-13 12:24:18 +02:00
bips.md doc: Update bips.md for 0.21.1 2021-05-12 10:06:37 +02:00
bitcoin-conf.md doc: add signet to doc/bitcoin-conf.md 2021-03-08 00:44:54 +01:00
bitcoin_logo_doxygen.png Lossless image optimization 2013-12-02 10:10:22 +01:00
build-android.md Qt: add Android packaging support 2021-03-21 22:33:27 +01:00
build-freebsd.md docs: improve make with parallel jobs description. 2021-05-14 08:45:27 +08:00
build-netbsd.md docs: improve make with parallel jobs description. 2021-05-14 08:45:27 +08:00
build-openbsd.md docs: improve make with parallel jobs description. 2021-05-14 08:45:27 +08:00
build-osx.md doc: note that brew installed qt is not supported 2021-05-17 21:36:08 -04:00
build-unix.md docs: improve make with parallel jobs description. 2021-05-14 08:45:27 +08:00
build-windows.md doc: improve note on choosing posix mingw32 2021-05-27 19:00:34 -04:00
dependencies.md build: set minimum required Boost to 1.64.0 2021-06-23 15:48:37 +08:00
descriptors.md Add tr() descriptor (derivation only, no signing) 2021-05-24 12:14:16 -07:00
developer-notes.md doc: remove obsolete okSafeMode RPC guideline from developer notes 2021-06-10 02:02:29 +02:00
dnsseed-policy.md Correct spelling mistakes in doc folder 2015-10-18 06:25:43 +10:00
Doxyfile.in configure: add --enable-external-signer 2021-02-21 16:27:10 +01:00
external-signer.md Move external signer out of wallet module 2021-04-08 17:56:00 +02:00
files.md doc: fix grammar in doc/files.md 2021-06-21 15:27:57 +02:00
fuzzing.md doc: describe in fuzzing.md how to reproduce a CI crash 2021-05-25 15:18:50 +02:00
gitian-building.md doc: move gitian building to external repo 2017-09-25 15:45:38 +02:00
guix.md docs: Point to contrib/guix/README.md in doc/guix.md 2021-01-08 11:40:01 -05:00
init.md doc: Replace tabs for spaces 2021-02-04 12:06:13 +00:00
JSON-RPC-interface.md Update 'Secure string handling' 2020-12-29 01:49:30 +05:30
multiprocess.md multiprocess: Add comments and documentation 2021-04-23 03:02:50 -05:00
productivity.md doc: Add libnatpmp stuff 2021-01-07 18:07:10 +02:00
psbt.md doc: fix/improve analyzepsbt in doc/psbt.md 2019-05-19 17:31:37 +02:00
README.md doc: Fix external links (IRC, ...) 2021-05-31 17:27:57 +02:00
README_doxygen.md doc: Improve doxygen readme navigation section 2019-09-23 19:22:06 -04:00
README_windows.txt doc: Remove version numbers from READMEs 2017-04-05 09:40:48 +02:00
reduce-memory.md doc: update reduce-memory.md peer connections info 2021-04-17 20:17:59 +02:00
reduce-traffic.md doc: Use precise permission flags where possible 2020-07-10 15:37:42 +02:00
release-notes.md doc: Final merge of release notes snippets 2021-06-21 16:31:06 +02:00
release-process.md doc: Fix external links (IRC, ...) 2021-05-31 17:27:57 +02:00
REST-interface.md rpc: deprecate addresses and reqSigs from rpc outputs 2021-03-23 10:51:43 -04:00
shared-libraries.md doc: libbitcoinconsensus: add missing error code description, fix NBitcoin link 2020-12-05 13:37:00 +01:00
tor.md doc: update tor.md with removal of tor v2 support 2021-06-06 19:05:01 +02:00
translation_process.md doc: Fix external links (IRC, ...) 2021-05-31 17:27:57 +02:00
translation_strings_policy.md doc: Do not translate technical or extremely rare errors 2020-05-05 04:46:08 +03:00
zmq.md doc: Adjust ZMQ usage to support multiple interfaces 2020-09-23 23:14:28 +02:00

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.