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diff --git a/doc/build-unix.md b/doc/build-unix.md index 62e3e793e9..5202072f8b 100644 --- a/doc/build-unix.md +++ b/doc/build-unix.md @@ -308,3 +308,35 @@ To build executables for ARM: For further documentation on the depends system see [README.md](../depends/README.md) in the depends directory. + +Building on FreeBSD +-------------------- + +(Updated as of FreeBSD 10.3) + +Clang is installed by default as `cc` compiler, this makes it easier to get +started than on [OpenBSD](build-openbsd.md). Installing dependencies: + + pkg install autoconf automake libtool pkgconf + pkg install boost-libs openssl libevent2 + +(`libressl` instead of `openssl` will also work) + +For the wallet (optional): + + pkg install db5 + +This will give a warning "configure: WARNING: Found Berkeley DB other +than 4.8; wallets opened by this build will not be portable!", but as FreeBSD never +had a binary release, this may not matter. If backwards compatibility +with 4.8-built Bitcoin Core is needed follow the steps under "Berkeley DB" above. + +Then build using: + + ./autogen.sh + ./configure --with-incompatible-bdb CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include/db5 LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib/db5 + make + +*Note on debugging*: The version of `gdb` installed by default is [ancient and considered harmful](https://wiki.freebsd.org/GdbRetirement). +It is not suitable for debugging a multi-threaded C++ program, not even for getting backtraces. Please install the package `gdb` and +use the versioned gdb command e.g. `gdb7111`. |