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diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..40bdbd8e32 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +### Gavin's notes on getting gitian builds up and running using KVM:### + +These instructions distilled from: +[ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation]( https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation) +... see there for complete details. + +You need the right hardware: you need a 64-bit-capable CPU with hardware virtualization support (Intel VT-x or AMD-V). Not all modern CPUs support hardware virtualization. + +You probably need to enable hardware virtualization in your machine's BIOS. + +You need to be running a recent version of 64-bit-Ubuntu, and you need to install several prerequisites: + + sudo apt-get install ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder qemu-kvm + +Sanity checks: + + sudo service apt-cacher-ng status # Should return apt-cacher-ng is running + ls -l /dev/kvm # Should show a /dev/kvm device + + +Once you've got the right hardware and software: + + git clone git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git + git clone git://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git + mkdir gitian-builder/inputs + cd gitian-builder/inputs + + # Inputs for Linux and Win32: + wget -O miniupnpc-1.6.tar.gz 'http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.6.tar.gz' + wget 'http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/qrencode-3.2.0.tar.bz2' + + # Inputs for Win32: (Linux has packages for these) + wget 'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.50.0/boost_1_50_0.tar.bz2' + wget 'http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1c.tar.gz' + wget 'http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz' + wget 'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/libpng/zlib/1.2.6/zlib-1.2.6.tar.gz' + wget 'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/libpng/libpng15/older-releases/1.5.9/libpng-1.5.9.tar.gz' + wget 'https://download.qt-project.org/archive/qt/4.8/4.8.3/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.3.tar.gz' + wget 'http://protobuf.googlecode.com/files/protobuf-2.5.0.tar.bz2' + cd ../.. + + cd gitian-builder + bin/make-base-vm --arch i386 + bin/make-base-vm --arch amd64 + cd .. + + # Build Linux release: + cd bitcoin + git pull + cd ../gitian-builder + git pull + ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=HEAD ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml + + # Build Win32 dependencies: (only needs to be done once, or when dependency versions change) + ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=HEAD ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/boost-win32.yml + ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=HEAD ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-win32.yml + ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=HEAD ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win32.yml + ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=HEAD ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/protobuf-win32.yml + + # Build Win32 release: + ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=HEAD ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml + +--------------------- + +`gitian-builder` now also supports building using LXC. See +[ https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/lxc.html]( https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/lxc.html) +... for how to get LXC up and running under Ubuntu. + +If your main machine is a 64-bit Mac or PC with a few gigabytes of memory +and at least 10 gigabytes of free disk space, you can `gitian-build` using +LXC running inside a virtual machine. + +Here's a description of Gavin's setup on OSX 10.6: + +1. Download and install VirtualBox from [https://www.virtualbox.org/](https://www.virtualbox.org/) + +2. Download the 64-bit Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS .iso CD image from + [http://www.ubuntu.com/](http://www.ubuntu.com/) + +3. Run VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine, using the Ubuntu .iso (see the [VirtualBox documentation](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation) for details). Create it with at least 2 gigabytes of memory and a disk that is at least 20 gigabytes big. + +4. Inside the running Ubuntu desktop, install: + + sudo apt-get install debootstrap lxc ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder + +5. Still inside Ubuntu, tell gitian-builder to use LXC, then follow the "Once you've got the right hardware and software" instructions above: + + export USE_LXC=1 + git clone git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git + ... etc
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