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lnd: update build+installation instructions to use glide

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This commit updates the build, installation, and upgrade instructions to use
Glide which allows for reproducible builds using Golang 1.5 or 1.6.

As a result, if one wishes to ensure they've properly installed lnd, the `go
get` command can no longer be used to install lnd.
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Olaoluwa Osuntokun 2016-07-23 16:11:17 -07:00
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@ -10,11 +10,33 @@ Don't try to port it to mainnet or an altcoin and use it today! No really. Lig
## Installation
* If necessary, install Go according to the installation instructions here: http://golang.org/doc/install. It is recommended to add `$GOPATH/bin` to your `PATH` at this point.
* Run the following command to obtain and install lnd, lncli, lnshell and all dependencies:
* In order to build form source, the following build dependancies are required:
* **Go 1.5 or 1.6**
Installation instructions can be found here: http://golang.org/doc/install. It is recommended to add `$GOPATH/bin` to your `PATH` at this point.
**Note:** If you are building with Go 1.5, then you'll need to enable the vendor experiment by setting the `GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT` environment variable to `1`. If you're using Go 1.5, then it is safe to skip this step.
* **Glide**
This project uses `Glide` to manage depdnancies as well as to provide *reproducable builds*.
To install `Glide`, execute the following command (assumes you already have Go properly installed):
`$ go get -u github.com/Masterminds/glide`
With the prelimnary steps completed, to install `lnd`, `lncli`, and all related depenancies run the following commands:
```
go get -u -v github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/...
$ git clone https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
$ glide install
$ go install . ./cmd/...
```
## Updating
To update your version of `lnd` to the latest version run the following commands:
```
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
$ git pull && glide install
$ go install . ./cmd/...
```
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