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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index e5d1f82855..c13134a39d 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -79,6 +79,27 @@ Windows build instructions: .. [#] PGP signature: https://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip.sig (signed with RSA key ID `610945D0`_) .. _`610945D0`: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x610945D0 + +Mac OS X +-------- + +- Download and install the `Qt Mac OS X SDK`_. It is recommended to also install Apple's Xcode with UNIX tools. + +- Download and install `MacPorts`_. + +- Execute the following commands in a terminal to get the dependencies: + +:: + + sudo port selfupdate + sudo port install boost db48 + +- Open the .pro file in Qt Creator and build as normal (cmd-B) + +.. _`Qt Mac OS X SDK`: http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/sdk-mac-os-cpp +.. _`MacPorts`: http://www.macports.org/install.php + + Build configuration options ============================ @@ -94,18 +115,26 @@ To use UPnP for port forwarding behind a NAT router (recommended, as more connec (in **Qt Creator**, you can find the setting for additional qmake arguments under "Projects" -> "Build Settings" -> "Build Steps", then click "Details" next to **qmake**) This requires miniupnpc for UPnP port mapping. It can be downloaded from -http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/. UPnP support is not compiled in by default. +http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/. UPnP support is not compiled in by default. Set USE_UPNP to a different value to control this: +------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ -| USE_UPNP= | (the default) no UPnP support, miniupnp not required; | +| USE_UPNP= | (the default) no UPnP support, miniupnpc not required; | +------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | USE_UPNP=0 | UPnP support turned off by default at runtime; | +------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | USE_UPNP=1 | UPnP support turned on by default at runtime. | +------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ +Mac OS X users: miniupnpc is currently outdated on MacPorts. An updated Portfile is provided in contrib/miniupnpc within this project. +You can execute the following commands in a terminal to install it: + +:: + + cd <location of bitcoin-qt>/contrib/miniupnpc + sudo port install + Notification support for recent (k)ubuntu versions --------------------------------------------------- |