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| author | fanquake <fanquake@gmail.com> | 2022-03-17 10:51:44 +0000 |
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| committer | fanquake <fanquake@gmail.com> | 2022-03-23 15:35:29 +0000 |
| commit | b5ba3b5b2cbec4db94037baad960410fe98f3fdd (patch) | |
| tree | 15ed6e6e6fc7d30c051ae0907b5ddb8e46c8d91d /doc/build-freebsd.md | |
| parent | bc562b9ef81d4e37c20c4fdbd73be44d6f12efa0 (diff) | |
| download | bitcoin-b5ba3b5b2cbec4db94037baad960410fe98f3fdd.tar.xz | |
doc: mention that BDB is for the legacy wallet in build-freebsd.md
Re-order legacy and descriptor wallet section.
Remove prelude that pointlessly reqpeats the same info.
Cleanup configure examples.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/build-freebsd.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/build-freebsd.md | 41 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/doc/build-freebsd.md b/doc/build-freebsd.md index a50848d587..a8e643a2ab 100644 --- a/doc/build-freebsd.md +++ b/doc/build-freebsd.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # FreeBSD Build Guide -**Updated for FreeBSD [12.2](https://www.freebsd.org/releases/12.2R/announce.html)** +**Updated for FreeBSD [12.3](https://www.freebsd.org/releases/12.3R/announce/)** This guide describes how to build bitcoind, command-line utilities, and GUI on FreeBSD. @@ -25,21 +25,23 @@ git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git ### 3. Install Optional Dependencies #### Wallet Dependencies -It is not necessary to build wallet functionality to run bitcoind or the GUI. To enable legacy wallets, you must install `db5`. To enable [descriptor wallets](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/descriptors.md), `sqlite3` is required. Skip `db5` if you intend to *exclusively* use descriptor wallets - -###### Legacy Wallet Support -`db5` is required to enable support for legacy wallets. Skip if you don't intend to use legacy wallets - -```bash -pkg install db5 -``` +It is not necessary to build wallet functionality to run either `bitcoind` or `bitcoin-qt`. ###### Descriptor Wallet Support -`sqlite3` is required to enable support for descriptor wallets. Skip if you don't intend to use descriptor wallets. +`sqlite3` is required to support [descriptor wallets](descriptors.md). +Skip if you don't intend to use descriptor wallets. ``` bash pkg install sqlite3 ``` + +###### Legacy Wallet Support +`db5` is only required to support legacy wallets. +Skip if you don't intend to use legacy wallets. + +```bash +pkg install db5 +``` --- #### GUI Dependencies @@ -79,8 +81,17 @@ pkg install python3 ### 1. Configuration There are many ways to configure Bitcoin Core, here are a few common examples: -##### Wallet (BDB + SQlite) Support, No GUI: -This explicitly enables legacy wallet support and disables the GUI. If `sqlite3` is installed, then descriptor wallet support will be built. + +##### Descriptor Wallet and GUI: +This explicitly enables the GUI and disables legacy wallet support, assuming `sqlite` and `qt` are installed. +```bash +./autogen.sh +./configure --without-bdb --with-gui=yes MAKE=gmake +``` + +##### Descriptor & Legacy Wallet. No GUI: +This enables support for both wallet types and disables the GUI, assuming +`sqlite3` and `db5` are both installed. ```bash ./autogen.sh ./configure --with-gui=no --with-incompatible-bdb \ @@ -89,12 +100,6 @@ This explicitly enables legacy wallet support and disables the GUI. If `sqlite3` MAKE=gmake ``` -##### Wallet (only SQlite) and GUI Support: -This explicitly enables the GUI and disables legacy wallet support. If `qt5` is not installed, this will throw an error. If `sqlite3` is installed then descriptor wallet functionality will be built. If `sqlite3` is not installed, then wallet functionality will be disabled. -```bash -./autogen.sh -./configure --without-bdb --with-gui=yes MAKE=gmake -``` ##### No Wallet or GUI ``` bash ./autogen.sh |