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fanquake ea7926527c
Merge #20413: build: Require C++17 compiler
fac7198728 Use std::make_unique (MarcoFalke)
faaee810e6 build: Require C++17 compiler (MarcoFalke)

Pull request description:

  Developers have been compiling with C++17 for a few months now (fuzz tests and the msvc build have it even enabled by default). According to #16684, the 22.0 release shall be compiled with C++17 enabled.

  This only sets the build flag, any other changes need more discussion and can be done later.

ACKs for top commit:
  elichai:
    utACK fac7198728
  hebasto:
    ACK fac7198728, I've locally compiled on ARM 32bit SBC without GUI.
  fanquake:
    ACK fac7198728

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man doc: Remove generated manual pages from master branch 2020-11-18 11:12:46 +01:00
release-notes doc: Add historical release notes for 0.20.1 2020-08-01 14:17:14 +02:00
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benchmarking.md Replace current benchmarking framework with nanobench 2020-06-13 12:24:18 +02:00
bips.md docs: mention BIPs 340-342 in doc/bips.md 2020-10-15 14:20:20 -07:00
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build-freebsd.md doc: mention MAKE=gmake workaround when building on a BSD 2020-03-18 07:55:07 +08:00
build-netbsd.md doc: mention MAKE=gmake workaround when building on a BSD 2020-03-18 07:55:07 +08:00
build-openbsd.md Add OpenBSD instructions for building the Qt GUI 2020-09-10 16:02:10 +02:00
build-osx.md Include sqlite3 in documentation 2020-10-14 11:28:18 -04:00
build-unix.md Make sqlite support optional (compile-time) 2020-10-20 13:44:43 +00:00
build-windows.md Add Windows WSL build recommendation to temporarily disable Win32 PE support. 2020-06-29 13:25:59 +01:00
dependencies.md build: Require C++17 compiler 2020-11-18 15:15:04 +01:00
descriptors.md Output a descriptor in createmultisig and addmultisigaddress 2020-01-30 23:55:36 -05:00
developer-notes.md Remove unused LockAssertion struct 2020-09-19 18:02:42 +03:00
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files.md Merge #20152: doc: Update wallet files in files.md 2020-10-27 15:43:53 +08:00
fuzzing.md doc: afl fuzzing comment about afl-gcc and afl-g++ 2020-07-05 20:55:11 -04:00
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init.md fixing documentation to not require rpcpassword 2020-03-21 19:51:31 +05:30
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productivity.md doc: Drop protobuf stuff 2020-05-23 10:14:18 +03:00
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shared-libraries.md doc: correct bitcoinconsensus_version in shared-libraries 2019-04-07 21:42:32 +08:00
tor.md doc: Update onion service target port numbers in tor.md 2020-10-01 19:19:43 +03:00
translation_process.md build: Factor out qt translations from build system 2019-09-29 14:24:54 +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.